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The unpleasant weather over the last couple of days seems to have put many people off, but the birds are still out there for anyone willing to brave the squalls ! At one stage today 3 Marsh Harriers, [...]
27 January 2012
A whole lot of holiday fun for the whole family at WWT
Why don’t you visit your local WWT Wetland Centre during February half term to enjoy a whole host of activities and events that the family can enjoy, while giving children exciting opportunities to learn about the natural world around them? With a medle
19 January 2012
Fantastic footage of the beavers
We have pulled two bits of footage from the beaver webcam that I wanted to share with you. There is some very cute footage of three beavers sat with their back to the camera grooming like they have decided not to perform for the camera anymore and we
19 January 2012
We have started a facebook page
Today we have created a facebook page and it would be great if you could 'like' it at: www.facebook.com/wwtmartinmere We aim to use facebook to upload photographs, wildlife sightings, events, podcasts and much more so I hope you will find it useful and y
17 January 2012
Budget meeting review
Yesterday I spent all day in a budget meeting with my line manager and the finance team to go through the centres budgets for 12/13. It was a long day as we have over 9 budgets to go through from the centre but it was very productive and I am very happy w
13 January 2012
Reward a wetland hero
WWT are looking for the unsung hero responsible for the best wetland in the UK and they need your help. Use the online form at wwt.org.uk/marsh-award to nominate the wetland you most love and admire. A panel of experts will choose the very best and the pe
10 January 2012
Moving forward
I have had a few planning meetings recently about the development of the waterfowl gardens and I am pleased to say that things will start moving forward within a couple of months. Martin Mere's waterfowl gardens were developed in 1975 so I am sure it is n
9 January 2012
Events meeting update
I spent a few hours yesterday in our events meeting. Once a month, myself, the education team, marketing manager and volunteer co-ordinator get together to discuss all of the events coming up. The January meeting is always important because we go through
6 January 2012
Winners of autumn photography competition
I am pleased to announce the winners of the autumn photography competition. Paul Jarvis, a retail professional, aged 34, from Rufford, was named winner in the Wetland Wildlife category, with his picture entitled ‘Solitary Pink’. Caroline Brooke
2 January 2012
January 2012 podcast: wetland science
Paul, Victor and Rachel in the Discovery Centre Happy new year! We begin the year with some wetland science: Victor, Rachel and Paul demonstrate one of the key benefits of wetlands to people and wildlife, and why stay
1 January 2012
Celebration of Scott expedition
I hope you enjoyed Christmas Day To celebrate the centenary of the Scott polar expedition we are opening an exhibition today that we will run to early February. This is the first event that WWT is planning throughout the whole year and we have been give
26 December 2011
Wishing you a happy Christmas
I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas. Martin Mere is closed on Christmas day so I shall enjoy spending the day with my family and friends, before the madness of the Christmas holidays start and hopefully it should be busy as we are start
23 December 2011
State of Birds in Wales 2011
The State of Birds in Wales report published yesterday charts the fortunes of Welsh birdlife, and the successes of, and challenges for, conservation action. The curlew has seen a 49% decline since 1994 For more than a
22 December 2011
Rare bird rescue hits new milestone
The Spoon-billed Sandpiper conservation breeding programme is a collaboration between WWT, Birds Russia, Moscow Zoo and the RSPB working with colleagues from the BTO, BirdLife International, ArcCona and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force. Efforts to sa
21 December 2011
The new view from the beaver camera
The view on the beaver camera has now changed. I asked Alex for a bit of feedback as to why the camera has been moved from the back pond and it is in preparation just in case the ponds start to freeze over Christmas as there would be no movement on the
19 December 2011