Martin Mere news
Spot a pochard?
Male Common Pochard flying The cold snap which engulfed the country over the last few days has led to an increase in ducks, geese and swans at WWT Martin Mere. It is often the best time of year to see large numbers of
22 January 2016
Calling all teachers!
When Sir Peter Scott built WWT Martin Mere over 40 years ago, he intended it to be a place where people would enjoy themselves whilst learning about the amazing wetland wildlife which lives here. Today, ten thousand school children from Lancashire, Mersey
13 January 2016
Enjoy a Floodlit Swan Spectacular at WWT Martin Mere
In a truly unique wildlife spectacle, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is offering you the opportunity to watch our wild swans in the floodlight. Floodlit swan events will be held every Tuesday evening in January. With over 1500 Whooper Swans currently on t
15 December 2015
Look deeply beyond at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre’s latest exhibition
A new exhibition that explores the magnified world of nature has begun at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Deeply Beyond, an exhibition by Mary Keenan, uses lighting techniques to show plant specimens and feathers in fine detail producing vibrant, colourfu
15 December 2015
WWT Martin Mere helps North West Women’s Institutes Celebrate their Centenary Year
Martin Mere Photography Project.Pictures by Martin Birchall Photography.www.martinbirchallphotography.comTel.07810528193. WWT Martin Mere, a mere youngster at only 40 years old, is celebrating with North West Women’
2 December 2015
Unveiled today at WWT Martin Mere, the UK’s only giant LEGO® brick wetland animal trail
Today, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s (WWT) giant LEGO brick animal trail, the only one of its kind in the UK, was launched at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. This is the first time these amazing characters, especially created for WWT, have been seen in
24 November 2015
Bird Watching Festival
Iolo Williams, Andy Rouse and Mark Avery are some of the celebrity guest speakers visiting WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the North West Bird Watching Festival on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 November. Whether you’re a group of photographers, birdwat
13 November 2015
In the company of wildlife
In the company of wildlife is the title of the latest exhibition at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre throughout November. The exhibition, by multi-award winning photographer Ron McCombe, features wildlife photographs from his travels to the Highlands, Swede
13 November 2015
Amazing starling display
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has seen the return of approximately 15,000 starlings at the Centre. The birds disperse during the day but return to the Centre from 4pm onwards everyday with a fantastic ten minute spectacle, creating shapes in the sky as t
28 October 2015
Mega-hide built at WWT Martin Mere
Visitors to WWT Martin Mere will get even closer to its famous spectacle of thousands of geese and swans after a brand new mega-hide was completed this week. It has been made possible thanks to donations from WWT members, Lancashire Environmental Fund, Ca
22 October 2015
Construction work complete on new hide
Visitors to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre will get even closer to its famous spectacle of thousands of geese and swans after the building work was completed this week on the brand new discovery hide. It has been made possible thanks to donations from WW
22 October 2015
Spooky halloween fun
With October half term creeping up on us we have loads of spooky activities going on at WWT Martin Mere for the whole family to enjoy. The fun starts from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November. Visiting Martin mere is a great autumn day out with lots t
14 October 2015
Unexpected arrivals.....
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has experienced an utterly unexpected arrival of a single Bewick’s Swan – adding to speculation that we are in for a long and bitter winter. The previous earliest record at Martin Mere was on the 19th October 1980. The c
14 October 2015
Geese arrive back!
Over 30,000 Pink-footed geese have arrived at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre making this one of the best wildlife spectacles in the North West over the next few weeks. But how do they get here? Many of us will see and hear the familiar sound at this time
8 October 2015
Crane chick hatches at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
An African Crowned Crane egg has successfully hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. This is only the third that the Centre has successfully reared an African Crown Crane chick since the Centre was established in 1975. The chick was born on Tuesday 8
15 September 2015