Treat your family to a wild day out at WWT Washington Wetland Centre this Easter. Spring is an eggs-tra special time of year at our award-winning conservation site; with real-life Easter eggs hatching, bluebells and primroses blooming, tadpoles wriggling
12 April 2011
WWT Washington Wetland Centre is delighted to present the work of painter Tom Vaulks, on display and on sale throughout April. Tom, originally from Easington Colliery, has been producing his impressive large-scale pieces since 1999, following an art cours
4 April 2011
There will be some furry new additions to the WWT Washington family later this year, when our Asian short-clawed otter enclosure opens to the public. A small group of these incredibly cute animals are moving in around mid-summer and they will be ready to
24 March 2011
We're happy to announce that our singleton swan has been given the perfect fairytale ending with the arrival of two perfect eggs! Following their Valentine's Day date and whirlwind courtship, Mrs Coscoroba and her new mate began nest-building and on 12 Ma
17 March 2011
Love is in the air at WWT Washington Wetland Centre, after a Valentine’s Day date turned into the real thing for a lovelorn singleton swan. Mrs Coscoroba before finding her mateFollowing a whirlwind romance, the centre’s female coscoroba swan - or Mrs
11 March 2011
Dave Fletcher is an award-winning photographer based in the North East of England, with over 15 years’ experience behind the lens. Completely self-taught, his images have graced the pages of many photographic publications and have clinched prizes in man
2 March 2011
WWT Washington Wetland Centre would like to thank photographer Angus Thompson, who has donated the proceeds of his recent exhibition to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, to help support our vital conservation work. Featuring birds from right here on site
25 February 2011
Meet the latest arrivals at WWT Washington – two handsome male Toulouse geese. Originating near Toulouse, in France, these domestic geese are well known for their ponderous appearance and the large dewlaps hanging from their necks. The breed has been re
10 February 2011
Make the most of the milder weather and discover more about the natural world by bringing the family down to WWT Washington Wetland Centre this coming half-term holiday. Build a bug hotel or bird box, make your own wind chime and win a prize daily by play
8 February 2011
Looking for a Valentine’s Day with a difference this year? Then where better to turn for inspiration than the bird world – which has courtship rituals and romantic serenading down to an art form. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has designed a
28 January 2011
A massive congratulations and well done to Naomi Roper from Roker in Sunderland, who has been named national winner of the Wetland Wildlife category in the WWT Photography Competition 2010! The 26-year-old, who works in Jessops in Sunderland city centre,
25 January 2011