Blog - Martin Mere
Meet Tim Kennedy, Welcome Desk volunteer at Martin Mere
Tim volunteers at our welcome desk twice a week, as well as at local shops in his spare time. He decided to volunteer after looking for employed work and wanting to do something new.“I started volunteering as I was looking for employed work. I chose Mar
28 February 2024
Artistic contributors to Wild Walk
Map illustration: Freelance artist and illustrator Hannah Sawtell has developed the map for Wild Walk, she told us “I've really enjoyed the process.” Hannah is currently working on a series of commissions as well as a personal project that involves i
9 June 2014
We're going on a Wild Walk
we're going on a wild walk Explore a hidden gem of wetland habitat at Martin Mere with the opening of Wild Walk this summer. The experience will take you on a journey through three types of wetland habitat, providing
14 May 2014
Otter Health Check
This week our family of otters went to the vets for their annual health check, which included an x-ray, blood tests and teeth examination, here’s a summary of how they got on... Thai is too old for the anaesthetic, but was able to have an x-ray through
24 January 2014
Explore the Mystery of Migration with Mike Dilger and WWT
On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 December 2013 WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre will be featured on the BBC One Show as part of their two-part film entitled ‘Mystery of Migration’. Thousands of swans migrate from Iceland to their temporary home at Martin Mer
6 December 2013
Award Winning Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre was announced as the Green Tourism award winners at the Lancashire Green awards last week (13 November). Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “It is a fantastic achievement for the Centre to win the Green Tourism award, con
24 November 2013
Pink-footed Geese YouTube Video
Have a look at our new YouTube video, showcasing the spectacular Pink-footed geese at Martin Mere.
25 October 2013
Meet Twiggy the Beaver
Meet our mum beaver 'Twiggy' We successfully managed to catch Twiggy (mum) and Woody (dad) last night for their annual health check. Grounds Warden Alex Sawyer said: “They seemed to be familiar with the routine catc
22 October 2013
Health Check for our Beavers
After a 500 year absence from Lancashire, in 2007 two European beavers, a male and a female called Twiggy and Woody, became residents at Martin Mere. They went onto have kitts and this week we will be carrying out a health check on this little family. Ou
21 October 2013
Let us introduce Chris Taylor
Name: Chris Taylor Research topic: Bird flights and collisions (Powerlines) Profile: Originally from Dursley, Gloucestershire I spent a fair few weeks during School with the Reserves team at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. After which I went to university
17 October 2013
A video about sponsoring the beavers
Persimmon Homes have sponsored the beavers as natures home builders. They have created a video about the sponsorship - have a look at it and see what you think [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJiX5D5mJaU']
16 October 2013
Beavers
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNYTwmZDpiY&feature=c4-overview&list=UUQlb1STeXF0bnO74Kc9x9jw'] We have put Bushnell cameras into the beaver enclosure at night to get some up close footage of what the beavers have been up to. Follow th
11 October 2013
Up close and personal with the geese
This week we have placed Bushnell cameras in the fields used by the geese to get some up close footage of the geese. Have a look and see what you think. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Sh2U0VYuI&feature=youtu.be']
10 October 2013
Meet birds of prey at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
A new event is taking place at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 October to offer visitors a fantastic opportunity to get up close and personal with birds of prey. Wild birds of prey are regular visitors to WWT Martin Mere Wetl
6 October 2013
20,000 Pink-footed geese arrive at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
The autumn sound of geese calling whilst flying overhead has begun with 20,000 Pink-footed geese arriving at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in the last few days, having made the 500 mile journey from Iceland to spend the next month in Lancashire. The autu
26 September 2013