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There have been quite a few sightings at Janet Kear hide this week, including reed bunting, kingfisher, and our first siskin of the year. A couple of kingfishers have also been spotted at Ron Barker hide, as well as at Hale hide, where a lesser redpoll wa
5 February 2024
Meet Steve Milner, Grounds & Gardening Volunteer
Volunteers play a key part in supporting WWT. With our Volunteering Week coming up, we caught up with some of our volunteers to find out why they started volunteering and their experiences so far.Steve Milner, Grounds & Gardening Volunteer, has volunteere
31 January 2024
Latest Sightings
The barn owl is still showing well this week, and a few great white egrets have also been spotted from Ron Barker hide. We still have hundreds of whooper swans attending our feeds every day, usually accompanied by the red-breasted goose.Along with the reg
29 January 2024
Latest Sightings
As the storms and windy weather have continued, the birds have again been sheltering from the extreme weather. This has also led to an increase in barn owl sightings across site, as it hunts during daylight to avoid the worst of the wind.With the dropping
26 January 2024
Latest Sightings
The current windy weather has seen the majority of the birds on site hunkering down to shelter from the wind. Discovery hide is proving good for views of the black-tailed godwit and ruff on the apron, picking any grain out of the cracks in the hard standi
22 January 2024
Seriously squelchy fun: Martin Mere announces mud-filled festival of events for February half-term
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has announced its brand new Mudfest event filled with mudtastic activities to get stuck into this February half-term. As part of Mudfest, the centre will return with their popular North West Puddle Jumping Championships a
22 January 2024
Latest Sightings
The mere looks absolutely stunning this winter, with frost and snow covering the site! The beautiful views from Ron Barker hide have been improved by a hen harrier sighting, along with the barn owl that can usually be seen from 3pm. 19 cattle egrets have
18 January 2024
Latest Sightings
The temperature has dropped and the mere has looked stunning with the frost and ice on the water. 968 Whooper swans and 4360 Pink-footed geese roosting on site with most of the swans on the mere. 1 Bewick's swan roosted on the Mere over the weekend.Toda
15 January 2024
Latest Sightings
It has been a busy few days with a lot of comings and goings on site. The red breasted goose is still present and can be seen from the hides on the mere. The mere has also been a good place to see waders with black-tailed godwit, ruff and redshank reporte
12 January 2024
Latest Sightings
A redshank was seen on the mere this week, along with some black-tailed godwits and ruffs. The barn owl has been showing particularly well all over the site, including Ron Barker hide (where a peregrine was seen on Saturday) and woodend marsh (where 10 ca
8 January 2024
Latest Sightings
Sightings going into the New Year have certainly started with a bang! Visitors on New Years Day were treated to an excellent showing of a barn owl from Kingfisher Hide. There were excellent views of the owl perching on a fence post and in flight.There are
2 January 2024
Latest Sightings
It has been a good few days in terms of sightings for the reed loving birds we get at Martin Mere. Bittern again has been sighted from Ron Barker with multiple reports. Water rail can also be regularly heard calling within the reedbed and are best heard f
21 December 2023
Dedicated text relay line available at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is implementing new changes to make our site more accessible for all. Recently, we provided basic British sign language training to our staff and volunteers and introduced an available-to-hire sensory bag with fidget toys, b
20 December 2023
Latest Sightings
Here are the results of our latest WeBS survey, completed today:Wigeon - 787Gadwall - 28Teal - 680Mallard - 631Pintail - 380Shoveler - 17Pochard - 14Tufted Duck - 18Mute Swan - 4Whooper Swan - 778Shelduck - 219Greylag Goose - 447Canada Goose - 2Pink-foote
18 December 2023
Latest Sightings
The red-breasted goose has been seen right in front of Discovery Hide, especially during the afternoon swan feed! We've also had reports of a water rail being seen at Ron Barker Hide, and the barn owl has been sighted in the reedbed rather frequently.If y
14 December 2023