Blog - Martin Mere
Help us to show demand for a bus service
On Saturday 15 September, there will be a free classic bus running between Burscough Bridge Interchange, Martin Mere, Windmill Animal farm, Homestead Farm, Mere Sands Wood and Burscough Wharf. Each attraction is offering a special offer for bus passenge
3 September 2012
Returning pink feet - is it Autumn already?
We have had our fist flock of 11 pink-footed geese arrive this morning. This was followed by another 6 after 12.30pm so the count should be higher by the end of the day with perfect weather conditions with this northerly wind. We normally expect the reall
30 August 2012
What a fantastic August!
We have had a great August at Martin Mere comfortably meeting all of our targets and everyone seems to have really enjoyed their visit. The play area has been so popular, although sometimes overcrowded as so many families are using the facility - but we
29 August 2012
Beaver camera
The beavers have been up to no good over the weekend! We came in on Monday morning to find that they had knocked over the webcam. The webcam is on a metal pole and you can see the tracks all around it where they have been curious about it. This is the f
28 August 2012
Swallow chicks
You can curerntly see three swallow chicks nesting in the roof of our building and they are proving quite an attraction for our visitors as you can watch their parents swoop in to feed them on a regular basis. The nest is in the top of the roof as you wa
26 August 2012
Help us name a baby otter
We have joined forces with the Champion newspaper to run a competition to name one of our baby otters after your favourite olympian. The otter we are naming is a little girl. The prize is to win a behind the scenes day at Martin Mere, working with Alex wh
22 August 2012
Andean geese goslings
We have three andean geese goslings and another black swan cygnet. The weather has really mixed up our breeding season as the birds are continuing to sit on nests and we still have quite a few ducklings, goslings and cygnets around the centre. It has ce
20 August 2012
Latest otter cub images
We did another weigh-in this morning with the otter cubs and got this lovely image. They are now too big for the box that we weigh them in and they are becoming very lively so we can expect them to start exploring any time now.
17 August 2012
Our new arrivals.... otter cubs
Three otter cubs have been born at Martin Mere. I am delighted that the otters have produced young. Parents and cubs are all very healthy and it will be a delight to watch them spend their time together as a family. I have no doubt that the young otters w
14 August 2012
New website to be launched
This weekend we are launching a new website but it will mean the current one is off line on Saturday and Sunday. The new website will be an improvment on our current one in terms of the way we show events and what is happening at the centre - my blog will
31 July 2012
How the summer holidays are going so far......
We are officially 5 days into the summer holidays and we could not have wished for the weather change at such a great time. Except for yesterday we have had over 1000 people in everyday, although yesterday was still 750 even with the drizzle and I am star
26 July 2012
The breeding season so far...... plus a swan update.
Unfortunately we have not had a very good breeding season on the reserve at Martin Mere with many of the species suffering from heavy rain washing away their nests, most notable was the sad news that the two Marsh Harrier chicks did not survive which woul
17 July 2012
Spring photography competition winners announced
I am please to announce the winners of the spring round of the photography competiton: Laura Bristow was named winner in the Wetland Wildlife category, with her picture entitled ‘Sweet Dreams’. Andrew Stannard was named winner in the Wetland Landscape
6 July 2012
An Easter update
Thank goodness the second half of the Easter holidays brightened up! It was very wet here over the Easter weekend which was a shame as Easter is usually a very busy time for us. In some good news though, we have ten greater flamingo eggs, so we are very c
16 April 2012
Martin Mere - Inspiring generations
I hope that you will all fine this project inspirational. Captain Scott is remembered for his incredible bravery, fortitude and self-belief, and his Antarctic expeditions and research findings inspired people across the world. But possibly Scott’s most
29 March 2012