News
Todays sightings
Water levels on the reserve are increasing, forcing the wading birds closer to the hides. All the hides are still accessible giving different views across the washes. This morning a flock of about 300 black-tailed godwits were on one of the islands in f
22 November 2014
Conservation report published: working together for a positive future
We work together for a positive future, is the message of the biennial WWT conservation report, published today. The report showcases 32 of WWT’s conservation projects in the UK and around the world to create and protect wetlands, save their wildlife an
20 November 2014
WWT flooded with awards
Who needs an awards dress when you've got a WWT fleece? WWT Welney's Emma Brand picks up the plaudits from environment activist Satish Kumar. It’s not only the season for seeing huge flocks of migrating birds arrivi
19 November 2014
WWT highlights wetland solutions at biggest ever Flood Prevention Expo
Wetlands can store floodwater, and be great for people and wildlife too. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) will be showing the flood prevention industry how wetlands can help to manage floods, at the world’s b
19 November 2014
Pintail numbers over 40 years
Every winter thousands of Whooper swans and Pink-footed geese descend on WWT Martin Mere to use the reserve as a safe haven, but there are also thousands of ducks that come and spend the winter at the wetland centre. Each year thousands of shelduck, pinta
11 November 2014
Its beaver catch time again
Beavers were the first mammal we kept at Martin Mere and they arrived in 2007. Every year we have to catch them up to check on their health and this allows us to tell you all about their weight and habits. Over the last two nights we have started doing
5 November 2014
Virginia – International swan of mystery...
Virginia (VJA) has perhaps one of the most interesting life stories of all our swans. She was first caught on 15th December 1993 as an adult, right here at Martin Mere. She was seen around the reserve up until 9th of January 1994, but then did something a
3 November 2014
Duke of Edinburgh honours WWT’s spoon-billed sandpiper team
WWT's Nigel Jarret receiving the Marsh Award for Innovative Conservation from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Conservation Breeding Team has been honoured with the BTO's Marsh Award for
3 November 2014
Rarest swan suffers alarming crash in numbers, new figures reveal
The UK’s smallest and rarest swan has suffered an alarming crash in numbers, according to new figures released today by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). More than a third of Bewick’s swans that winter in Europe have disappeared since 1995, whe
28 October 2014
UK Government has ‘the perfect opportunity to solve some of the biggest conservation problems facing the world’
Today [Monday 27 October], the UK Government has the perfect opportunity to solve some of the biggest conservation problems facing the world in one stroke, according to experts from WWT and the RSPB. At a meeting being held today, representatives from the
27 October 2014
How to construct a log cabin
The first thing most people notice on arriving at Martin Mere is the slightly unusual nature of our Visitor Centre. With its turf roof and low profile, the centre was designed specifically to blend into the landscape – unlike many buildings of the 60s a
27 October 2014
Memories of 40 years
We are asking our visitors to tell us their favourite memories of the last 40 years at Martin Mere. Below are some of the memories we have recieved - please complete a potcard next time you are at the centre.
24 October 2014
Dredging up Trouble: Government urged to resist playing politics over winter flood measures
The Government has been warned that potentially environmentally damaging dredging must not be prioritised over other proven flood-prevention measures in this year’s Autumn Statement on 3 December 2014. In a new report Dredging up Trouble, Blueprint for
21 October 2014
Student placements up for grabs
We have a number of full-time, one-year placement positions on the reserves management team directly targeted at student’s currently on undergraduate degree courses. A sandwich year sits between years two and three of a standard degree course and aims t
20 October 2014
The life and times of Cynthia the goose
Cynthia was a much loved doyenne of Martin Mere who welcomed visitors to the centre and enjoyed conducting the occasional tour around the grounds. She celebrated her birthday with a Duke, and after her death she was much mourned by staff and visitors alik
20 October 2014