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40th Anniversary Fact of the day: Nine days to go
Its only nine days until WWT Martin Mere celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Todays Fun Fact of the day is: WWT Martin Mere won a UFAW award in the 80s for innovative conservation breeding methods when we introduced car mats into our rearing techniques for
20 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Ten Days To Go
Its only ten days to go until the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Today's fun fact of the day is: Black winged stilts arrived at WWT Martin Mere in June 2006 and nested. Previously they were last seen in Lancashire in 1928.
19 February 2015
Volunteers celebrate WWT Steart Marshes’ first anniversary ahead of big tides
Local volunteers celebrated their first year of work at WWT Steart Marshes coastal flood defence and nature reserve this week, just ahead of the weekend’s big tides. The volunteer team celebrated with tea and cake. The m
19 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Eleven Days To Go
Its eleven days until the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Today's fun fact of the day is: In one year WWT Martin Mere had forty seven thousand school children visiting the Centre in the 80s.
18 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Twelve Days To Go
Its only Twelve days until our 40th Anniversary. Todays fact of the day is: WWT was the first organisation to breed Falkland Island Flightless Steamer Ducks in Britain.
17 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact of the Day: Twelve Days To Go
Its only Twelve days until our 40th Anniversary. Today's fact of the day is: WWT was the first organisation to breed Falkland Island Flightless Steamer Ducks in Britain.
17 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Thirteen Days To Go
Its only thirteen days to go until we hit the big 4 0. Today's interesting fact of the day is: WWT Martin Mere has second largest population of moorhens in the country
16 February 2015
Good Morning!
Here is a run down of species spotted around the Arundel site this morning. RESERVE; Nuthatch, Blue/ Great/ Long tailed & Coal tit, Buzzard, Pheasant, 3 Gold crest, (throughout the central area of the Reed bed), Kingfishers, Dunnock, Grey wagtail,
16 February 2015
Bewick's Swan - Winter Wonderland
The rare Bewick’s swans are preparing to embark on an incredible journey. Footage by Adam Finch
16 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Two Weeks To Go
Its only two weeks until we hit the big 4 0. To celebrate this we will posting a interesting fact or picture onto the 40th Anniversary diary and Facebook every day until the big day on the 1st March. To start us off. WWT Martin Mere has the larges
15 February 2015
Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2015
1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - grazing marsh main channel 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh 1 Reed Bunting - male, marsh Also: 1 Hedgehog - rain garden January/February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Little Egret, Goosander, Peregrine, Phea
15 February 2015
Common Seal - An Unexpected Visitor
An unexpected visitor is caught on video by volunteers at WWT Welney.
11 February 2015
Can a child's life be changed by a school trip? 'First ever' research
Can a one-day school trip to a nature reserve lead to lasting improvements in a child’s values and attitude towards the natural world? The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is pioneering research into the long-term effects on primary schoolchildren th
9 February 2015
40th Anniversary comparison preview.
In less than three weeks it will be WWT Martin Mere's 40th anniversary. To celebrate this special occasion, we are taking a trip down memory lane and looking at how the centre has changed over these four decades. Here is a taste of comparison pictures t
7 February 2015
WWT's Martin Spray speaks out on Europe
Bewick's swan - an iconic bird right across northern Europe WWT Chief Executive Martin Spray CBE has written a hard-hitting article for The Guardian, to highlight a major issue coming up for wildlife - like the Bewick
6 February 2015