Public’s support vital for centre
volunteers, took a big financial hit during lockdown, but thanks to the generosity of donations during the difficult time, were successfully able to reopen in June, and have been blown away by the response since.
Since reopening, WWT Washington has received a lot of positive feedback from visitors and has also seen volunteers return to support the centre and its variety of animals.
A spokesperson for WWT Washington said: “It’s amazing to be open again. Providing a safe, accessible space for people to experience nature at its best is core to what we do. Those of us who remained here throughout lockdown missed our visitors, colleagues and volunteers tremendously
“We know how difficult and uncertain these times are for everyone and have been moved that so many people have chosen to support us throughout.”
As part of new safety measures introduced, visitors must pre-book online and there is also a restriction on the number of daily visitors.
During lockdown, the WWT also did its bit to help families, launching an online learning hub to help hardpressed parents teach their primary school aged children key parts of the science curriculum.
New resources covering conservation science themes were released weekly, coveing a number of topics, including climate change, migration, wildlife identification and habitats.
Lessons were supported by visual resources, videos and fun quizzes for families to help educate children in the building blocks of conservation science.