Martin Mere news
A gosling treat
A Cape Barren gosling has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre heralding the start of the new life season. The gosling, a little boy, was hatched on Saturday 5 March and he is growing well. It has been over 10 years since Martin Mere last successfull
18 March 2016
Help! Find our ducks
A GIANT duck hiding in daffodils WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has lost a group of GIANT yellow ducks and we need children and their families to help us find them this Easter. The Martin Mere GIANT duck hunt will tak
9 March 2016
Grab a paddle
Family paddling on canoe safari The award winning canoe safari and boat tours at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre are re-opening on Thursday 24 March, offering adults and children lots of fun exploring the wetland throu
4 March 2016
Swanning around
Every year at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, we welcome experts from across the Trust and industry to host a swan catch to continue with our Whooper swan research, allowing us to monitor the health of the species and ring individual birds to develop prof
28 February 2016
We need your help!
Volunteer with a group of teenagers before a canoe safari WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is looking for enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to come and join our education, visitor services and canoe safari team this S
10 February 2016
Planted and Picked
A new exhibition, by Carol Dawber, called Planted and Picked has begun at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Southport artist, Carol, will display over 40 pieces of work which explores how best to use 'colours of the garden' to create art through textiles.
4 February 2016
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