Martin Mere news
Thank you to Saturn Communications
We would like to thank Simon Boynton from Saturn Communications Groups Ltd for donating a Samsung 40" LCD TV that we have put in our foyer showing live footage from the reserve. Saturn Communications are based in Wigan: www.saturnvisual.com. Simon is pict
19 December 2012
Come and meet Mike Dilger at WWT Martin Mere
Face of The One Show and probably the most widely watched wildlife presenter on TV today, Mike Dilger will be embarking on a very special mission for WWT in January 2013 and he will be making a guest appearance at Martin Mere on Monday 28 January 2013. Ki
18 December 2012
Come and see Mike Dilger
On Monday 28 January, Mike Dilger from the One Show will be here at Martin Mere to do two swan feeds as 3pm and 3.30pm and to also do an evening talk starting at 6pm. You will need to book in advance for the talk and it costs £15 per person - to book ple
18 December 2012
Prize-winning photographs capture the wonder of wetlands
A panel chaired by TV presenter and wildlife photographer Chris Packham judged the national Canon/WWT Photography Competition. Among the winners are two Martin Mere entries: Laura Bristow who came second in the Peoples Choice Category with a picture titl
17 December 2012
Enjoy a magical Christmas at WWT Martin Mere
With a record count of 2489 Whooper swans on the reserve, over 10,000 Pink-footed geese and our family of otters, Christmas is a great time to visit WWT Martin Mere’s winter wildlife wonderland. Centre Manager, Andy Wooldridge, said: “At this time of
16 December 2012
An update on the winter goose counts
We have received the latest numbers for the Lancashire goose counts to try and determine the population of the Pink-footed goose. The last one will take place on 17 February 2013. Below is a table of all of the goose counts that have taken place and whe
11 December 2012
Beaver catch 2012: Welcome to Nutkins, our 2012 baby beaver
We started catching the beavers for their annual health check on Sunday 11 November and I am pleased to now tell you the results. The first night was very busy with the following caught in the traps: 8pm - Caught a 2012 kitt. Weighed 8.45kg which is an a
10 December 2012
Check out this new book
I would like to say a very big thank you to David Hindle who has written a book called 'Around Preston: Heritage, Natural History & Walking' and kindly agreed to donate half of the royalties to WWT Martin Mere. The money will go towards work on the re
7 December 2012
Fantastic PR from our Whooper swan numbers
We have received some great PR from the story of us having a record number of Whooper swans. We are in the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph today - plus we have had a call from BBC Breakfast so fingers crossed we will be on there tomorrow morning. It does m
4 December 2012
Record numbers of Whooper swans at WWT Martin Mere
A dusk count yesterday morning of Whooper Swan produced a record number of 2480 birds at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Centre Manager, Andy Wooldridge, said: “We usually get peak numbers of Whooper swans in mid to late December so I still think number
3 December 2012
Manicure for cows??
Today, our cows have had their hooves trimmed. This is part of an annual health check. All of our cows graze on wet ground which means their hooves don't get worn down and we need to maintain them for their own health. So how do you trim a cows hoof? The
28 November 2012
Whooper swan counts
We undertook a swan count at Martin Mere on 20 November as part of a national swan count that was taking place between 19 and 21 November. We look at the number of swans, the brood size and therefore the % of young swans. Some really interesting informati
27 November 2012
How has the bird fair gone?
We are now well into the second day of the North West Bird Watching Festival. We had 1300 people come through the doors yesterday ane we are already up to 800 today so I am really pleased with the weekend - it is a shame that it rained this morning, but t
25 November 2012
BBC Radio Lancashire come along to visit us
John Gillmore from BBC Radio Lancashire came in to do a live show between 1pm and 4pm today - if you tune in now you can hear Andy Bunting from In Focus being interviewed about our reserve list. Other interviews have included our Marketing Manager talking
7 November 2012
Free School Visits
Free school visits are starting next week. The first school to visit us is St James CE Primary School from Bolton who will be here on Monday. Also joining us next week is Marsh Green Primary from Wigan and Rice Lane Infants from Liverpool. The schools are
2 November 2012