News
Tourism award success
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre triumphed at the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards last night (22 September) winning three awards. The centre won the Best Visitor Experience award for the new canoe safari development that opened in March this year.
29 September 2011
Pink-footed geese arrive at WWT Martin Mere as the autumn migration begins
The autumn sound of geese calling whilst flying overhead will soon be a regular occurrence as the first 500 Pink-footed geese have made the 500 mile journey from Iceland to spend the next month at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Last year Martin Mere had
29 September 2011
Treasure trove of rarities is a delight for twitchers
I’ve got my eye on you! Birdwatchers line up their telescopes to view the birds out on the Reserve Rare birds lured a flock of birdwatchers to a nature reserve in Gloucestershire over the weekend. A buff-breasted sa
28 September 2011
Animal Magic success
Animal Magic was a great success at the weekend with 4000 visitors enjoying the event. A big thank you to all the staff that worked really hard and I must also thank all the exhibitors that came along and were fantastic in talking to visitors and shari
27 September 2011
Animal Magic Preparations
We are setting up this week for our annual Animal Magic Weekend, if you like your animals it's an amazing weekend where you will get the chance to get up close to Meerkats, Skunks, ferrets and birds of prey all from various organisations. We have been
22 September 2011
Whooper swans glide in at WWT Welney!
The first nine whooper swans glided onto the main lagoon as wardens opened the reserve on the morning of Thursday 15 September – four days earlier than last year! The sight of these arrivals and those to follow will be an intriguing development for the
21 September 2011
Some 2011 favourites
Aah the south Georgian pintail... So under-rated! Their proportions; from the roundness of the head to the curve of the belly are totally perfect. Despite this delicacy however they exude a sort of.. stoutness, which goes a long way to explaining their at
17 September 2011
Entries come flooding in for WWT Photography Competition 2011-12
Talented photographers from across the region have begun sending in their spectacular entries for the WWT Photography Competition 2011-2012. With an amazing grand prize of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica up for grabs, the competition is being held
16 September 2011
The AGM
It has been the WWT AGM at Martin Mere today and we welcomed the Council members, Directors, staff and a large number of WWT members to the event. Last night we had the opportunity to go and have a meal with the Council members at Briars Hall and it wa
15 September 2011
A clean bill of health
Guest blog by London Wetland Centre Volunteer Jenny Shalom Our Grounds Supervisor, Idris, with a red-breasted goose One of my favourite volunteering opportunities at the London Wetland Centre is helping with the Worl
15 September 2011
The European eider
"Ow-woo!" Common Eider are so adorable... They are so big and fluffy with their chocolate brown down and so distinctive with that miniature replica of their adult beak that there is no mistaking them. Even as ducklings they emit that wonderful "ooh ooh" n
14 September 2011
Weather-beaten seabirds rescued off banks of the Severn
James lees about to release the Manx shearwaters by Mike Youdale Wardens at a nature reserve in Gloucestershire are keeping watch for injured seabirds after a number have been blown off course by the stormy weather. S
13 September 2011
David Lindo, The Urban Birder, goes rural at WWT Welney!
David Lindo, up-and-coming birder with a twist! Using urban centres to hone his skills and let his interest in birds flourish, will be talking and holding book signings of his first publication at the WWT Welney autumn fair on Sunday 25 September. The aut
12 September 2011
Freckled ducks!
My current favourites (I know it changes!) are these wonderful Freckled duck. Foiled last year by the bizarre, dedicated and intrepid efforts of a broody Maccoa, Mrs. Freck finally got to incubate her own eggs! In 2010 her previous clutch was rolled pain
10 September 2011
September is WWT's wellbeing month
We have a variety of activities at the Centre including the promotion of the walks, talks and canoe safari as light forms of exercise. We have set up a few partnerships with Wellbeing month as well - Tescos and the Vegetarian Society have both put displ
7 September 2011