News
An unusual story about our swans
Over the winter at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre we get lots of fantastic stories about the incredible journeys of our Whooper swans that visit us over the winter, but few as unique as the following story. Over the summer, our Species Monitoring Assistan
6 January 2015
Sightings 31 Dec
Wader lake am mid tide Mute swan 2 Teal 6 Canada goose 10 Greylag 1 Redshank 5 Lapwing 2 Saline lagoon Common snipe 6 Moorhen 4 Redshank 3 River Goosander 2 Goldeneye 1 Teal 86 Mallard 35 Spring Gill Great spotted woodpecker (drumming) North Wood Lesser r
31 December 2014
Developments to start the next 40 years
A conservation silent auction has begun at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre to raise money for a new Swan Link Discovery hide in 2015. The current swan link hide was built in the 80s and at its time was the longest hide in Europe, allowing over 100 people t
29 December 2014
A new species and new information to help ducks, geese and swans
The latest scientific research that will help conserve waterbirds and their wetland habitats has been published by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) in a special two-part edition of its peer-reviewed, scientific journal: Wildfowl. A new species –
23 December 2014
Meet Steve, another long term member of staff
How long have you worked at Martin Mere? I’ve been at Martin Mere for 17 years, the first 2 as a volunteer. What was the first job you did? On my first day, I put sticky labels on envelopes in publicity. Being indoors didn’t really suit me, though
23 December 2014
Sigrunn the Swan Scientist
Like many of our named whooper swans, Sigrunn has been a regular visitor to Martin Mere over the years. He was first caught in December 2002, as an adult, and was given a plastic darvic ring on his right leg with the number LP7, to enable him to be spotte
19 December 2014
Communities left with flood risk after nine out of 10 developments exempted from SuDS
Communities have been left to face ever increasing risk from flooding, according to the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles yesterday announced big exemptions allowing developers to continue directing rain water t
19 December 2014
Conservation partnership urges Minister to rethink risky goose cull
Responding to Scottish Natural Heritage’s announcement on a goose management strategy for the island of Islay, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and the RSPB have issued the following statement: “This Scottish Government and NFUS scheme proposes to
18 December 2014
Oldest barnacle goose ever recorded flies ‘five times round the world’
Barnacle goose (c) Brian Morrell WWT The oldest barnacle goose ever recorded was spotted this week at WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre on the Solway Coast. During its 30 years it will have flown well over 120,000 miles
12 December 2014
The ring binder that shaped conservation as we know it
New insights into the origins of conservation and how we classify endangered species New details have emerged at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) about how the global system for classifying endangered species - which forms the bedrock for modern co
12 December 2014
Meet Belinda who has been here 18 years
How long have you worked at Martin Mere? I will have worked here for 18 years next April – I started in 1997 at the age of 16. What was the first job you did? I worked in the cafe in a part time job while I was at college. I did everything from was
5 December 2014
Better access to healthier wetlands, thanks to WWT Consulting’s 25 years
The fishing cats of Colombo, the Maasai people of Kenya and cows belonging to veterinary students in Bristol are just some of the wildlife and people from around the world who have benefited from access to cleaner, healthier wetlands thanks to WWT Consult
2 December 2014
WWT launches Wetland Manifesto
All of us rely on wetlands for drinking water, food and shelter. That’s the message of the Wetlands work! WWT Steart Marshes protects homes from flooding, and will provide fish nurseries and grazing land Wildfowl &a
2 December 2014
Black-winged stilt and Ferruginous duck
Black-winged stilt reported from Friends Hide Ferruginous duck (possible hybrid) south wing hide
29 November 2014
A welcome to Mike Dilger
It was the North West Bird Watching Festival last weekend. We have hosted this event for 15 years and every year we enjoy meeting new guest speakers. This year we were joined by Mike Dilger and he had some lovely comments to say abou the centre. "This yea
24 November 2014