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Latest Sightings
This week's sightings at Martin Mere include:Ron BarkerMarsh HarrierSparrowhawkLapwingKingfisherRuffSnipeLittle Ringed PloverLittle StintBlack-Tailed GodwitDiscovery HideLapwingCormorantJanet KearSparrowhawkHarrier HideLittle GrebeLapwingGreat Crested Gre
13 September 2021
Latest Sightings
This week's sightings at Martin Mere include:Ron BarkerMarsh HarrierSparrowhawkHobbyCommon SandpiperLapwingOspreyKingfisherHareDiscovery HideLapwingCormorantHobbyJanet KearBullfinchHarrier HideLittle GrebeCormorantUnited UtilitiesWheatearRuffCommon Sandpi
9 September 2021
Latest Sightings
This week's sightings at Martin Mere include:Ron BarkerMarsh HarrierSparrowhawkHobbyCommon SandpiperLapwingDiscovery HideLapwingCormorantStoatKestrelTealJanet KearBullfinchHarrier HideLittle GrebeCormorantUnited Utilities SkylarkMarsh Harrier Common Toad
6 September 2021
Latest Sightings
This week's sighting's at Martin Mere include:Five Marsh HarriersKingfisherHobbySnipeBuzzardKestrelWheatearSparrowhawkBullfinchWood SandpiperRavenCommon SandpiperRedshankBlack-tailed GodwitRuffLittle StintTree SparrowCormorantGreater Black-backed Gull
2 September 2021
A wild guide to Autumn
September is a month when millions of birds are on the move. As the days start to gradually become colder and shorter, birds move from north to south and Martin Mere is a great place to see signs of this migration taking place.As you head out of the door
31 August 2021
North West Bird Watching Festival returns
WWT Martin Mere’s annual extravaganza, the North West Bird Watching Festival, returns this October and it’s an event not to be missed. Join us in Lancashire on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 October to hear from a wide range of guest speakers, speak to opt
17 August 2021
Marsh Harriers Breed For First Time
When you are walking on the Reedbed Walk or looking over the reserve from one of our hides, it is always worth looking out for birds of prey. At this time of year, their presence is usually indicated when a large flock of birds, such as lapwings, avoce
13 August 2021
Latest Sightings
There are lots of waders around at the moment, lapwings, dunlin, little ringed plover, ringer plover and a golden plover have all been seen from the Ron Barker hide. Looking out from United Utilities there has been a large number of snipe on woodend marsh
12 August 2021
Latest Sightings
Juvenile marsh harriers have been spotted around the reserve and can be heard calling to their parents. A juvenile cuckoo was spotted by a warden out in Drypatch Field. Two snipe have been seen flying over the back fields. Green sandpipers have been seen
28 July 2021
Latest Sightings
A female cuckoo in rufous plumage was spotted at the along the public footpath behind the canoe safari. Tern chicks are starting to fledge on the Mere. There are two marsh harriers performing food passes at Ron Barker which suggest that they're nesting
12 July 2021
Are you ready for a wetland adventure this summer?
Families can discover the wonder of wetlands this summer, with an adventure-packed day out at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Enjoy splashing, dipping, playing, feeding, paddling and getting up-close-and-personal hand feeding some of nature’s most wo
9 July 2021
Latest Sightings
A nuthatch was spotted in the trees along the trail to Ron Barker. Common terns have been making use of the new rafts we put out for them on the Mere, with at least one chick having fledged this week.
8 July 2021
Top ten things to do at Martin Mere this summer
Are you ready for a wetland adventure this summer?
5 July 2021
Latest Sightings
Ruff have been seen in their late summer plumage feeding on Woodend Marsh over the last few days. Yesterday, a hobby was spotted flying over the reserve. A kingfisher has been feeding in the Boathouse Sluice in front of the Ron Barker Hide. A male cuckoo
5 July 2021
Wildflowers bloom at Martin Mere
There is so much wildlife to see at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre at this time of year, but it is often forgotten that it is also an amazing time to come and see an array of wildflowers both on the reserve and as you walk through the grounds. With mor
2 July 2021