Discover wetlands this summer at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Families can get back to nature with the summer holiday activities planned at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this school holidays.
Every day (from July 22nd) pond dipping and bug hunting will be on offer at the Wetland Centre as well as new nature and history themed activities each week until 7 September.
Activities include making a mini raft to see if it floats, become a bird as you may nests out of tweezers, pond dipping, going on a mini-beast hunt, take to the water on canoes and boat tours, spotting birds, wildlife themed arts and crafts, take part in a discovery trail, build your own den and slide, swing, climb and splash on the new adventure play area, Rushes.
Between Saturday 3 and Sunday 18 August, visitors can also step back in time and live on the banks of the Mere as WWT Martin Mere opens its roundhouse village for living history days. Live like a Viking and make your own willow charcoal to draw a picture, decorate a shield, learn how to create fire and defend your village as well as seeing displays of wetland food, fabrics and skulls to see how wetlands have played an important part in history.
Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “We like to ensure both our regular and new visitors have lots of new ways of discovering nature and we are doing a lot of new exciting and varied activities everyday over the summer that are suitable for all ages. We hope the activities will engage, challenge and excite children and leave them with a sense of the importance of wildlife and plants to wetland habitats.”
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is open every day from 9.30am to 5.30pm and parking is free of charge. Situated off the A59, it is signposted from the M61, M58 and M6. The Centre is also accessible via the Southport to Manchester and the Liverpool to Preston line by train from Burscough Rail Stations. Visit the web site http://www.wwt.org.uk/martinmere/ to find out what’s on all year round at Martin Mere and the other eight centres.
