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Latest Sightings
It has been a busy week in the reserve, with highlights from across the different bird groups.Hobby activity has been increasing, with sightings most days this week, as they swoop and dive catching dragonflies over the waterbodies. In terms of owls, the b
27 May 2024
Meet Bing & Flop in Lancashire this May half term
A rare opportunity for children to meet Bing and Flop from the beloved pre-school series Bing, in real life, is on offer at WWT Martin Mere this half term. The children’s TV favourites are visiting the wetland and wildlife centre in Ormskirk as part
23 May 2024
Latest Sightings
Our bittern has been heard booming once again from near Harrier Hide, and a great crested grebe can be seen from the lake Harrier Hide overlooks. 9 avocet nests can be seen from Tomlinson Hide. There has been lots of activity at Rees hide today, as a wood
21 May 2024
Bittern booming and avocet chicks
BOOM!! We have a Bittern booming in the Reedbed. They are here every year but fingers crossed we have a lady Bittern this year!! All the hard work from the volunteers and the reserve team over the winter has paid off!! Photo of a bittern in flight y
14 May 2024
Latest Sightings
This weeks warm weather has allowed us to perform surveys on the various birds across site, including our monthly Wetland Bird Survey!Other highlights of the weekend include a bittern, which was heard booming on Saturday, and flying over the Reedbed Walk
13 May 2024
White stork chicks hatch at WWT Martin Mere
Photo credit: Lisa Wilkinson-Gamble Following on from last year’s success, WWT Martin Mere is pleased to announce that four white stork chicks hatched near the end of April. The white storks are part of the wetland centre’s living collection, wh
10 May 2024
Latest Sightings
It has been a busy week with lots of different chicks all over the reserve. On the mere we have shelduck ducklings as well as the first black-headed gull chicks on the islands. Look out for these little bundles of fluff amongst the vegetation. The blue ti
9 May 2024
Latest Sightings
The main highlight over the weekend has been the arrival of garganey on site. A pair was sighted at Ron Barker on Thursday as well as one of our reserve team spotting another pair on Doehyles on the same day. A male has also been seen on Tuesday again fro
7 May 2024
Have you tried nature journallism? Here are the benefits
Boosting creativity, improving wellbeing, and creating deeper connections are just some of the benefits of nature journalling.You don’t need to be an expert writer, or an amazing artist to enjoy this activity, which is why it’s such a great way to tak
7 May 2024
Latest Sightings
The back of the mere has been very busy this week: 5 avocets, 2 common terns, 2 oystercatchers, a little egret, a cattle egret, and 1 lapwing were all seen just yesterday! From United Utilities hide 3 dunlin and 2 little ringed plover have been spotted, a
3 May 2024
Coscoroba cygnets hatch at WWT Martin Mere
Four adorable coscoroba cygnets are stealing visitors’ hearts at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Lancashire.The one-month-old cygnets hatched near the beginning of April, and the Living Collection team says parents are “doing a great job”.Picture sh
2 May 2024
Latest Sightings
It been a busy few days, as the results from the first breeding bird survey of the year have been tallied up! In other news, the odd common sandpiper have been seen daily on the mere over the past week, and a wood sandpiper was spotted from United Utilite
30 April 2024
Mad about moths at Martin Mere
We have recorded over 300 species of moths on our site! Take a look at some interesting facts about moths and how we record our species.
29 April 2024
Cape Barren Cuteness as three goslings hatch at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere is excited to announce its first hatchlings of the year in its living collection, welcoming three adorable cape barren goslings. Also known as the cereopsis (or pig goose), the cape barren is known as being a strong bird, with long shar
25 April 2024
Latest Sightings
As the weeks sunny weather continues, the site is becoming more summery every day. Look out for the rising numbers of mallard ducklings near Discovery hide and further afield, and the moorhen and coot broods within the captive enclosures!Excitingly 3 comm
24 April 2024