Martin Mere news
Have a free school visit at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is offering free visits to schools where 20% or more children qualify for free school meals. Nearly 3,000 pupils have already benefited from a free visit and this year WWT Martin Mere has funding for 3,000 more. Children lov
4 September 2014
Magical animal experiences at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is flying open it’s doors on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September for the annual wildlife spectacular: Animal Magic. Animal Magic is the centres most popular family event, with over 4000 people attending last year. Hug a gr
29 August 2014
Kids go free at WWT Martin Mere
From Tuesday 26 August to Friday 5 September, excluding weekend, two kids go free to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre before 11am with a paying adult. To bring kids in for free, simply cut out an advert you will see in your local paper or visit www.wwt.org.
21 August 2014
Local graduates volunteer to develop employability skills with WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Local conservation graduates have been given the opportunity to volunteer at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre to contribute to the management and monitoring of our 600 acre reserve, whilst developing their employability skills in this competitive field. “
15 August 2014
Helping to save the world's rarest bird
Floriot at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre The man charged with daily care of the world’s rarest bird, the Madagascar pochard, is at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this month for intensive training with some o
25 July 2014
'Camo Duck' arrives at Martin Mere
The arrival of a giant duck is causing a lot of excitement at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire. ‘Camo Duck’ situated outside the adventure play area is the unique design of natural history presenter and writer Mike Dilger. Last month talen
4 July 2014
We're going on a Wild Walk...
we're going on a wild walk Explore a hidden gem of wetland habitat at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this summer holiday with the opening of Wild Walk. Work is well underway to create the new Wild Walk experience whic
13 June 2014
Downy Duckling Week
This May half term sees the return of the award winning egg-to-duckling experience at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. From Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June visitors can take part in fascinating egg candling workshops (where a light is used to look ins
16 May 2014
Walks and Workshops at Martin Mere
Whether it’s watching, photographing or painting our feathered friends, at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre there’s a series of special events available to fine-tune your skills. See the reserve come to life for an exclusive dawn walk on Saturday 26th A
16 April 2014
Egg-citing Easter at Martin Mere
Experience a duck-themed Easter holiday (from Saturday 5th to Monday 21st April) and an exciting Easter Sunday duck race at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Every day during the holidays between 1pm and 4pm there will be duck themed family crafts: paint a
3 April 2014
Have a Splashing Time at Martin Mere
From model boats and award winning canoe safaris to guided boat tours and splashing around in the adventure play area, there’s fun for all the family at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre next month. On Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April local model boat soc
27 March 2014
Solar Astronomy Afternoon
Later this month the father of modern observational astronomy ‘Galileo’ will be at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre as part of a special event. The Solar Astronomy Afternoon will take place at the Wetland Centre on Saturday 22nd March between 1pm and 4.
7 March 2014
Vibrant British Feathers Exhibit at Martin Mere
There is so much more detail in our feathered friends than what you see at first glance and the latest exhibition at WWT Martin Mere showcases this. Kathryn Speak, graphic designer and illustrator based in Chorley, Lancashire is exhibiting her ‘British
17 February 2014
February Half Term Fun at Martin Mere
February is the time of year when most of our garden birds are pairing off and on the lookout for nesting sites. Every day this February Half Term (15th to 23rd February) at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre we are offering visitors the opportunity to make n
11 February 2014
Take a Trip to Slimbridge Wetland Centre
If you enjoy a day out at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre then why not discover another one of our WWT Wetland Centres in Gloucestershire. We are organising a coach trip to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre on Sunday 23 February where you can see thousands of
31 January 2014