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What a fantastic August!

What a fantastic August!

We have had a great August at Martin Mere comfortably meeting all of our targets and everyone seems to have really enjoyed their visit. The play area has been so popular, although sometimes overcrowded as so many families are using the facility - but we

29 August 2012

Beaver camera

Beaver camera

The beavers have been up to no good over the weekend! We came in on Monday morning to find that they had knocked over the webcam. The webcam is on a metal pole and you can see the tracks all around it where they have been curious about it.  This is the f

28 August 2012

Swallow chicks

Swallow chicks

You can curerntly see three swallow chicks nesting in the roof of our building and they are proving quite an attraction for our visitors as you can watch their parents swoop in to feed them on a regular basis. The nest is in the top of the roof as you wa

26 August 2012

Help us name a baby otter

Help us name a baby otter

We have joined forces with the Champion newspaper to run a competition to name one of our baby otters after your favourite olympian. The otter we are naming is a little girl. The prize is to win a behind the scenes day at Martin Mere, working with Alex wh

22 August 2012

Andean geese goslings

Andean geese goslings

We have three andean geese goslings and another black swan cygnet.  The weather has really mixed up our breeding season as the birds are continuing to sit on nests and we still have quite a few ducklings, goslings and cygnets around the centre. It has ce

20 August 2012

Latest otter cub images

Latest otter cub images

We did another weigh-in this morning with the otter cubs and got this lovely image. They are now too big for the box that we weigh them in and they are becoming very lively so we can expect them to start exploring any time now.

17 August 2012

Our new arrivals.... otter cubs

Our new arrivals.... otter cubs

Three otter cubs have been born at Martin Mere. I am delighted that the otters have produced young. Parents and cubs are all very healthy and it will be a delight to watch them spend their time together as a family. I have no doubt that the young otters w

14 August 2012

New website to be launched

New website to be launched

This weekend we are launching a new website but it will mean the current one is off line on Saturday and Sunday. The new website will be an improvment on our current one in terms of the way we show events and what is happening at the centre - my blog will

31 July 2012

How the summer holidays are going so far......

How the summer holidays are going so far......

We are officially 5 days into the summer holidays and we could not have wished for the weather change at such a great time. Except for yesterday we have had over 1000 people in everyday, although yesterday was still 750 even with the drizzle and I am star

26 July 2012

The breeding season so far...... plus a swan update.

The breeding season so far...... plus a swan update.

Unfortunately we have not had a very good breeding season on the reserve at Martin Mere with many of the species suffering from heavy rain washing away their nests, most notable was the sad news that the two Marsh Harrier chicks did not survive which woul

17 July 2012

Summer fun at Martin Mere

Summer fun at Martin Mere

Summer is an exciting time at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, with so much to see and do. Why not bring the family along to enjoy a host of fantastic activities including canoe safaris, boat tours, living history days, pond dipping, den building, arts and

13 July 2012

Spring photography competition winners announced

Spring photography competition winners announced

I am please to announce the winners of the spring round of the photography competiton: Laura Bristow was named winner in the Wetland Wildlife category, with her picture entitled ‘Sweet Dreams’. Andrew Stannard was named winner in the Wetland Landscape

6 July 2012

Martin Mere shortlisted for two tourism awards

Martin Mere shortlisted for two tourism awards

WWT Martin Mere has been shortlisted for two Lancashire Tourism Awards through Marketing Lancashire.  The awards celebrate Lancashire’s tourism industry. Martin Mere has been shortlisted for the following: Best Large Attraction. Shortlisted because of

6 July 2012

Spring photography competition winners

Spring photography competition winners

Martin Mere Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Centre, WWT, has named the four regional winners in the spring heat of its nationwide photography competition. From the abstract to the arty; keen photographers in and around Lancashire were invited to submit ent

2 July 2012

Teddy Bears Picnic event at WWT Martin Mere

Teddy Bears Picnic event at WWT Martin Mere

Bring your teddy bears to WWT Martin Mere on Thursday 5 July to take part in a giant Teddy Bears Picnic as part of a joint fundraiser with Claire House Children’s Hospice. The bears can be big, small, fluffy, cute, old or new, the simple cost of each be

15 June 2012