News
Conservation in action!
There is notable movement of song thrush on site today, with 11 birds spotted along the river footpath as I carried out the daily fence check this morning. I had a ‘conservation in action!’ moment as well, when I found 40 redwing feeding in the newly-
21 October 2011
Meetings, meetings, meetings!
Today I have been in lots of meetings. I spent the morning with our Buildings Manager for an ideas session and about our later meeting about the play area, this was really good as we walked the gounds rather than being cooped up indoors. I met with the
19 October 2011
While Andy's away
Andy is away from the office this week at a meeting for all our Centre Manager from across the country. We wanted to keep you updated so today's diary is written by Lucy. I'm the Receptionist at the Centre, so if you ring up you will probably end up s
12 October 2011
Become a Regatta blogger and you could win £100 worth of outdoor clothing!
Come rain or shine, Regatta – the UK’s leading outdoor clothing and footwear brand - can help you prepare for your very own adventure in the great outdoors. Regatta, a corporate patron of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, has linked up with us to encoura
12 October 2011
Reserve webcam
Some of you may have already spotted that the reserve webcam is back up, its currently located on the Beaver Cam page this is due to use launching our new website very soon. Yesterday afternoon I sat in on a Tours & Talks training session we where
5 October 2011
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