News
A walk with the Mayors
Both myself and the Marketing Manager, Victoria Fellowes, had a lovely walk around Martin Mere on Saturday with both the Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Paul Cummins, and Mayor of West Lancashire, Cllr Rob Bailey. We were also joined by Mayoress Sue Bailey and Mayo
3 October 2011
No rest for the wicked!
I have lots of things coming up this next week, the Mayors of West Lancashire and Sefton are here tomorrow for their annual visit to see the site. I will be having lunch with them and providing a guided tour. I am in preparations for the annual Centre Man
30 September 2011
Meet Jason Meath
Meet our Chef – Jason Meath... What did you do before working for WWT? ‘I worked at Scarisbrick hotel for 24 years; I started there on an YTS Training scheme and worked my way up to Head Chef. I’ve worked at loads of different places including 4 yea
28 September 2011
Last ducklings of the season at Waterfowl Nursery
The last of this season's babies have now hatched at Waterfowl Nursery (the last to arrive being some incredibly cute red-billed whistling ducks like the one pictured here!) and the juveniles are now being integrated into our collection of rare and endan
27 September 2011
Tourism awards
I am pleased to be able to tell you that we had a fantastic evening at the tourism awards last night. We won the award for Best Visitor Experience for the Canoe Safari and we can now re-enter our submission to be considered for short-listing in the Nation
23 September 2011
David Lindo 'The Urban Birder' - talk and book signing
Cities and towns are surprisingly good places to watch wildlife, with a fascinating array of bird species making use of the urban environment. David Lindo, the self-styled ‘Urban Birder’ and a one-man ornithological phenomenon, is dedicated to spreadi
11 September 2011
Autumn at London Wetland Centre
Kate Humble at WWT London Wetland Centre Kate Humble, broadcaster and WWT Vice President, and Slimbridge warden Martin McGill visit London Wetland Centre and talk about their new birdwatching book, Watching Waterbir
6 September 2011
Gaze at the stars at Martin Mere’s new astronomy event
In partnership with Liverpool Astronomical Society, WWT Martin Mere is offering a brand new event on Saturday 17 September: Astronomy Evening. The event will start at 7.30pm and will include special talks entitled: 'Our place in space' and 'Stars life', b
31 August 2011
Record number of breeding tree sparrows at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere experienced record numbers of breeding tree sparrows this year, with 83 breeding pairs, an increase of 25% from 2010. Tree Sparrows were once common in the area but between 1970 and 2006, it is believed that numbers had dropped by a massiv
22 August 2011
Biodiversity? Find out what on earth it is at WWT Martin Mere
A new exhibition is officially opening on Wednesday 27 July at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre: Biodiversity – what on Earth is it? The exhibition is located in the space that housed the old cafe offering a range of indoor activities through interactive
22 August 2011
Raise a glass (and cash) for geese and wetlands
WWT is delighted to announce a new way for our members and supporters to help our global conservation work and many will also be pleased to hear that it involves enjoying one of Scotland’s finest Highland single malt Scotch whiskies. Glengoyne Highland
15 August 2011
Rare flamingo hatch shines spotlight on threat to wild population
Staff at WWT were overjoyed as the second lesser flamingo ever bred by them in captivity hatched this week. But the mood was tempered by news that three quarters of the wild population in Africa is threatened by industrial development. In the wild, as in
22 July 2011
New wetland created by WWT partner Glengoyne
Glengoyne Highland Single Malt have created a brand new wetlands area on their distillery land, as a natural and biodiversity-promoting way to process the waste from their spirit stills. This reduces pollution by around 25%.
14 July 2011
First spoon-billed sandpiper chicks hatch in captivity
The first critically endangered spoon-blled sandpiper to hatch in captivity in the world was always going to be a spectacular sight, but when a Heritage Expeditions boat docked in Anadyr last night not one, not two, but an incredible 17 tiny, hatched spoo
12 July 2011
A little preening video :)
These gorgeous Maccoa (plus black-headed duck friend) are my current fluffy duckling fix. They are simply addictive to watch due to their little dumpy shape and deep set legs make preening a very entertaining spectacle indeed; especially in between the
10 July 2011