What an outstanding day we all had at Washington Wetlands! The children were an absolute dream. It was mentioned by the staff, at Washington Wetlands, how amazing they were throughout the day. As always, each child embraced the day with excitement and with an eagerness to explore.
Throughout the day, the children used their resilience and team work to complete challenges to help Ava, an amazing girl with wings and feathery feet, who needed our help to discover who she is and what she needs to do. The animals around the wetlands had clues and nature activities for us to complete. With the use of a ‘translator phone’, which Ava gave us, we were able to listen to what the creatures were saying and discover what we needed to do to show the animals that we really care about them and the natural world. Only then did they reveal their secrets that we had to return to Ava’s nest to help her migrate to the South to find her family and discover the Guardians of the Wild, a great council of creatures that look after nature.
We also got to meet many animals. We got a real treat and witnessed the Asian short-clawed otters having their lunch, unfortunately the otters had had a bit of a disagreement so had been separated until they had made up, we still got to see Buster enjoy his lunch. We then had our lunch before exploring the Wetlands more, we spent time searching for many species of ducks Did you know there are around 120 different species of ducks in the world that reside at the Wetlands?
We spotted many different ducks, geese and their offspring, observing how they stay safe in the wild. It was an amazing learning experience for everyone! We finished off the day with a play on the park where we were joined by a very hungry crow!
