Martin Mere news
A wild guide to Summer
Summer is an amazing time of year to discover wetland wildlife. This guide is here to help you make the most of your day and have an amazing wetland adventure.
19 May 2022
First Cuckoo Arrives
The sound of a cuckoo is probably the most recognised bird song in the country and it has been a delight to hear one calling over our reed bed in the last few days. While us humans love hearing the two syllable call, the sound strikes fear into the sm
16 May 2022
Four Greater Flamingo chicks hatch at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Staff and volunteers at WWT Martin Mere are celebrating after 4 Greater Flamingo chicks hatched at the centre last week. Flamingos are a firm favourite with visitors, often displaying their courtship routines and getting up close to visitors, so the ne
13 May 2022
Lapwing chicks hatch at Martin Mere
The call of the lapwing is an amazing evocative sound of the spring and summer. They whirl through the air crying, “pee-wit” declaring that this are of the field is theirs. Lapwings are beautiful waders with broad black wings that look like Ping-Pong
3 May 2022
Can you ‘quack the case’ this Easter?
You’ll go quackers for the Easter Duck Trail being held at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this Easter. Get everyone together for a fun-filled, family day out and go in search of the bright yellow ducks hiding around our amazing wetlands! Pick up a t
1 April 2022
Black swan cygnets hatch at Martin Mere
Three black swan cygnets have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre just in time for Easter! The cygnets hatched on 18 March and can be seen with their parents in the Weird or Wonderful area of the grounds. Nick Brooks, Centre Manager, said:
25 March 2022
Easter has it all, as Winter turns to Spring
Easter is traditionally the busiest time of year for Martin Mere and it’s also great time to see a great mixture of wildlife on the reserve. There will still be a variety of winter wildfowl on the mere and this usually includes a few whooper swans that
21 March 2022
A Wild Guide to Spring
Spring is an amazing time of year to discover wetland wildlife. This guide is here to help you make the most of your day and have an amazing wetland adventure.
11 March 2022
There is a volunteering role for you!
Volunteers are at the heart of WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre – without our volunteers we couldn’t do what we do. We have around 150 volunteers in a wide range of roles, from helping to keep our grounds and reserves in tip-top condition, to welcoming
22 February 2022
Rarities keep the checklists ticking over
In January, Martin Mere is certainly the place to come for all birdwatchers to start their annual list of birds with some big daily totals possible. Recently, the winter has been even more exciting, with two birds turning up on the reserve that are so rar
11 January 2022
Find Forays of Finches at our Feeders
At Martin Mere, we have a number of feeding stations around our reserve and they are currently buzzing with activity, providing excellent opportunities for wildlife photographers to get some good shots. There are two families of birds that are the most
10 December 2021
WWT Martin Mere launches free school visits
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre today launches Generation Wild - an ambitious initiative helping 9000 local children from less advantaged communities in the North West to make long term and meaningful connections with nature, through storytelling and adven
16 November 2021
75 year milestone for charity
From pulling birds back from extinction to creating wonderful new nature friendly habitats - the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) which runs WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre celebrates 75 years of ground breaking conservation work and sharing the wonders
12 November 2021
Winter birds of prey at WWT Martin Mere
Winter is starting to set in the mere is full of ducks and waders which also attracts a variety of birds of prey. Peregrine falcons are seen most days, they fly really high and the flock of lapwings see them as soon as they arrive and fly up into a s
2 November 2021
Whooper Swans now back from Iceland
At Martin Mere, in October, we always celebrate the return of the pink-footed geese but, as we head into November, we look forward to welcoming back our whooper swans. The swans usually start arriving in large numbers in the first half of November and
28 October 2021