Meet Fred the Frog
NEW Fred the Frog joins the GIANT LEGO(R) brick animals trail returning to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this summer.
A surprise new model, Fred the Frog, was unveiled today at Martin Mere by children from Gwladys Street School from Liverpool. Fred took an amazing 244 hours to build with an incredible 75,000 LEGO bricks.
GIANT LEGO brick sculptures will be at the attraction in Lancashire for 6 weeks this summer from 16 July to 4 September, alongside some of their living counterparts. Visitors will be able to enjoy the trail of nine individually-designed 4ft 
(1.5m) LEGO brick characters, inspired by real species at WWT Martin Mere. Included are a large North American River Otter, a Hawaiian Goose (Ne Ne), the world’s rarest goose, a giant Kingfisher and a flamingo, plus one surprise new model, a giant frog called
The LEGO brick animal trail is one of eight activities Martin Mere is hosting this summer as part of our Nature Explorer attraction. Children can pick up an official Nature Explorer passport from 21 July and collect stickers by doing fun activities such as canoe safari, pond dipping, a big bug hunt, and lots, lots more. Budding explorers can also get a gold award in our daily award ceremony at 3.30pm by getting a minimum of 6 stickers.
Nick Brooks, Martin Mere General Manager, said: “We are very excited to welcome back these amazing sculptures to WWT Martin Mere for the summer. The characters look fantastic, especially the new addition: Fred the Frog, our visitors were bowled over by them when we had these last Christmas. Being a Nature Explorer at Martin Mere is going to be great fun for all the family and a fantastic way to inspire kids to love wildlife and want to protect it for the future.”
There is no extra cost to for kids (and big kids) to meet the giant LEGO brick animals and pick up a Nature Explorer passport at WWT Martin Mere, they are included in admission. For further information visit www.wwt.org.uk/martin-mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is open every day (except Christmas Day) from 9.30am to 6pm during summer months 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 wwt.org.uk/martinmere to find out what’s on all year round at Martin Mere and the other eight WWT Wetland Centres.
