News
Rare Bearded Tits breeding for the first time at Martin Mere
Staff and volunteers at Martin Mere are celebrating after it has been confirmed that Bearded Tits are breeding at the site for the first time in our history.
22 June 2019
Flamingo chicks hatch at Martin Mere
Staff and volunteers at WWT Martin Mere are celebrating after 2 Greater Flamingo chicks hatched at the centre this week.
14 June 2019
A day bird watching
WWT Martin Mere is one of the key places to go bird watching in Lancashire. With our variety of habitats we’re a great day out at any time of the year, but spring and summer are a favourite due to all the new life that springs up around the wetlands.
6 June 2019
Fluffy Duckling Week
Spring time means a baby boom at Martin Mere! Visit us during May half term (25 May – 2 June) for a chance to see the whole egg-to-duckling process.
22 May 2019
Wildlife wonderland on Martin Mere’s nature reserve
Spring is such a fantastic time to visit Martin Mere, with the ducks in the wildfowl collection at their showy best and the first ducklings starting to hatch. However, it is also a great time to see and hear native British wildlife on the nature reserve.
12 May 2019
Nene goslings hatch at Martin Mere
Staff and volunteers at Martin Mere are celebrating after five Nene goslings recently hatched at the centre.
9 April 2019
New Pond Zone opening to inspire next generation of conservationists
Visitors to WWT Martin Mere will now be able to get up close to lots of aquatic life as our brand new £250,000 Pond Zone opens from 6 April.
30 March 2019
Ancient Woodlands
Ancient oak tree stumps around Martin Mere’s wetlands have finally been dated to a specific calendar year, thanks to Manchester Metropolitan University student Emma Clarke.
12 March 2019
Volunteering at Martin Mere
At Martin Mere Wetland Centre, we’re looking for volunteers to join our family, so we’re holding a Volunteering Week from 18th-24th March.
5 March 2019
Make a splash this February Half Term
Children of all ages are being encouraged to grab their wellies, get outside and join in the North West Puddle Jumping Championships being held at Martin Mere this Feb Half Term.
12 February 2019
A wondrous winter
With winter in full swing, our reserve is a real treasure trove of wildlife. There are currently around 10,000 wintering wildfowl on and around the mere, ranging from wigeon and teal to whooper swans and greylag geese.
31 January 2019
Today's Sightings
Bewick’s swan Mute swan Whooper swan Canada goose Greylag goose White-fronted goose Gadwall Goldeneye Mallard Pintail Pochard Teal Tufted duck Shelduck Shoveler Wigeon Cattle egret Crane Great egret Little egret Cormorant Coot Moorhen Black-tailed godwi
16 January 2019
Wildlife sightings 16/01/19
a.m. mid/high tide Wader Lake Grey heron 3 Shoveler 4 male, 1 female Mute swan 2 Shelduck 9 Tufted duck Water rail (heard at Prince's Trust hide) Teal 15 Saline lagoon Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Lesser redpoll 4 Mealy redpoll Brambling 10 Nuthatch Treecreeper G
16 January 2019
Chiffchaff overwintering in Wildside
1 Bittern - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Chiffchaff - Wildside January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bittern, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit,
16 January 2019
Great Whites
Martin Smith Hide Chiffchaff calling from the nearby trees, two birds have been seen here lately and are probably roosting in the ivy. The Jack Snipe made another appearance along with 5 Common Snipe, if you don't see it first time it's well worth return
15 January 2019