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All Aboard! Sail to Santa starts this weekend
Get ready for a festive adventure at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre as Sail to Santa kicks off this 30 November and runs every weekend until 23 December!The popular Sail to Santa event occurs yearly and invites families to meet Santa. During the experienc
27 November 2024
Listen to BBC Radio 3 at WWT Martin Mere
BBC Radio 3 will broadcast live from WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on 1 December. As dawn breaks, Kantos Chamber Choir will be live in our Discovery Hide bringing festive cheer with carols both traditional and new. Presenter Tom McKinney will be taking t
25 November 2024
Latest Sightings
The weather is mild and windy, but you may enjoy birdwatching from the comfort of our hides. On the Mere today, there are a good number of Whooper Swans, 2000 Pink-Footed Geese sitting on the fields behind, and 300 Lapwings flying. You can view an array o
25 November 2024
Latest Sightings
The chilly weather has transformed Martin Mere into a winter wonderland and the Whooper Swans look beautiful in the white snow. 38 Whooper Swans are on the Mere today, as well as 3 Mute Swans, although more may arrive for the daily 3pm Swan Feed.We are no
21 November 2024
Christmas gifts? We've got you covered
As the festive season draws near, it’s time to start thinking of that perfect gift for your loved ones.
21 November 2024
Local Schools Invited to Experience Winter Wildlife at WWT Martin Mere with Exclusive Coach Package
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, based in Burscough, Lancashire, is calling on local schools to join them for exclusive up-close encounters of wildlife with coach travel included as part of a special package offer. Whilst winter might not be the most obvi
19 November 2024
Latest Sightings
Our monthly Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) was carried out today. It allows us to monitor the populations of non-breeding birds. Numbers will fluctuate on a day-to-day basis as the birds move around the site and the surrounding landscape. Today, we have a goo
18 November 2024
Latest Sightings
A foggy start to the day but the fog cleared in the afternoon and its a really wintery scene on the mere with hundreds of Whooper swans and various ducks and geese waiting for the 3pm feed.3 Russian white-fronted geese flew in to the back of the mere on t
14 November 2024
Latest Sightings
We tallied 456 Whooper Swans and 4970 Pink-Footed Geese throughout our whole site at dawn today.You can see the Whooper Swans up close during our daily Wild Bird Feeds in Discovery Hide. You can also see Greylag Geese, Wigeon, Shelduck, Mallards, Pintail,
11 November 2024
Latest Sightings
We have been open until 5pm down to the Harrier hide for the Starling murmuration from Saturday 2nd Nov. They are changing every evening and sometimes are in one large flock and somtimes in 3 groups. Sometimes they are over the mere and going down in th
7 November 2024
Latest Sightings
There have been a good number of Lapwings and 11 Black-Tailed Godwits flying around the Mere today. The Snow Goose is still present, as well as the Pink-Footed Geese and Whooper Swans. You can view them from the Discovery Hide and Raine's Observatory duri
4 November 2024
Latest Sightings
A huge murmuration of around 100,000 Starlings dazzled our visitors on Wednesday late afternoon.The Snow Goose has made a reappearance on the site. It was viewed from the Discovery hide earlier in the week and flew down to Woodend Marsh on Thursday - Gord
1 November 2024
Latest Sightings
Even with a bit of light rain, Martin Mere offers plenty to explore and enjoy! The Pink-Footed Geese are very active today and are flying all around the site - around 8,000 were counted on Friday. There has been 1 Barnacle Goose and 1 Swan Goose spotted o
28 October 2024
Latest Sightings
It's starting to feel like Autumn as the leaves fall from the trees. We had around 5,000 Pink-Footed Geese fly in for our Evening Goose Spectacular on Wednesday during a beautiful sunset. They can be seen on the back of the Mere during the day, alongside
24 October 2024
Latest Sightings
Earlier today we conducted our monthly survey of wetland bird species (Webs). This months count is as follows:Pink Footed Goose6,180Whooper Swan102Wigeon70Gadwall10Teal685Mallard965Pintail55Shoveler48Pochard21Tufted Duck7Mute Swan3Shelduck122Greylag650Can
21 October 2024