News
Latest Sightings
On Thursday evening, we heard the first male Bittern of the year making its 'booming' mating call in the Reedbeds. We'll keep an eye out to see if he is successful in attracting a female. Lapwings are making use of the wet grassland habitat in the fields
31 March 2025
A Family Guide to Easter Holidays at WWT Martin Mere
Searching for a family day out in West Lancashire this Easter? WWT Martin Mere has a line-up of fun events and activities from 5-21 April. Take a look, and see our handy timetable of activities: Easter trails Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetlan
31 March 2025
First Booming Bittern of the Year!
On the evening of Thursday 28th March, the reserve team at WWT Martin Mere stayed after hours to carry out a survey in the hopes to record bitterns on the reserve.Bitterns are known to be an elusive species, and blend seamlessly into their reedbed habitat
31 March 2025
WWT Martin Mere partners with Aardman to launch Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt
This April WWT Martin Mere is partnering with British animation studio, Aardman, and the Royal Entomological Society, to bring families an epic minibeast wetlands adventure unlike any they’ve seen before.The Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt (5 April
30 March 2025
Latest Sightings
On a sunny but breezy day, Black-Tailed Godwits, Ruff andTufted Ducks are to be seen on the Mere. There are still some Shelduck, Wigeon and Pintail all around the reserve. 2 Mediterranean Gulls are regularly seen on the large raft on the Mere, amongst the
27 March 2025
Latest Sightings
On Friday, one Red Kite was spotted flying over the Mere, and on Friday and Sunday, Sand Martins were also seen flying around the Mere in small flocks.Over the weekend, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Little Egret were spotted on the Mer
24 March 2025
Latest Sightings
The weather has been lovely and warm, and amphibians and butterflies have been seen around the reserve. The first Mallard chicks of the year hatched earlier this week, in the Captive Collections area.On Monday evening, most of the migratory Whooper Swans
20 March 2025
WWT Martin Mere partners with CMA CGM in large-scale restoration project
WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, has partnered with CMA CGM Group, a global player in maritime, land, air, and logistics solutions, to restore its Martin Mere site.WWT Martin Mere, a reserve near Ormskirk, Lancashire covers 600 acres and will u
18 March 2025
Latest Sightings
This morning, our reserve team carried out the monthly Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS). WeBS helps us to monitor internationally important wetland species and determine trends in their population and distribution.
17 March 2025
Latest Sightings
The daily Wild Bird Feed in Discovery Hide will end this week, and the last Whooper Swan talk will be on Sunday 16th at 3pm.The Pink-Footed Geese which sit on the back of the Mere during the day, and the Whooper Swans, will soon be making their return mig
13 March 2025
Latest Sightings
3 Kingfishers have made an appearance at Ron Barker hide over the weekend. 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Cattle Egret and 1 Great White Egret were spotted too. Numerous Marsh Harrier are witnessed flying over today and around 30 Canada Geese can be seen. On Saturday,
10 March 2025
Latest Sightings
It really has felt like spring is upon us this week, as the sun continues to shine on the mere. An influx of Avocets (31 mere, 32 from Gordon Taylor) and Oystercatchers (50+ main mere) also highlights the changing of the seasons. Yet, there continues to b
6 March 2025
Latest Sightings
It's been a busy weekend at Martin Mere, as we've been celebrating our 50th Birthday. During the celebrations we have welcomed numerous distinguished guests including 417 Whooper Swans, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 57 Black tailed godwits 41 Oystercatchers, 26
3 March 2025
Latest Sightings
The dawn count today tallied 417 Whooper Swans and 1656 Pink-Footed Geese. We may possibly see an influx of these overwintering birds in coming weeks, as they stop off here for a final feed before making the long flight back to Iceland.Come and catch a gl
24 February 2025
Latest Sightings
The sightings today include 65 Oystercatcher, 25 Cormorants, and 2 Greater Black-Backed Gulls on the Mere. There was also a Curlew heard flying over, and a pair of Buzzards were perched on a fence post at the back of the Mere together. Marsh Harriers can
20 February 2025