Martin Mere news
It’s play time at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
On Saturday 2 June, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is launching a brand new adventure play area: Rushes Play Space The play area, a £250K development, involves climbing structures, tree houses, swings, slides, sand pits and waterplay around a central boa
25 May 2012
Flamingo chicks hatch at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Six greater flamingo chicks have been born at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Twenty three eggs have been laid so far this year; so the Grounds team are still expecting many more chicks to hatch in the next week for the award winning Downy Duckling Week,
17 May 2012
Grant success at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has been successful in receiving funding from the Lancashire County Council, Local Member Grant Scheme to bring care home residents to Martin Mere for free. Over the past month, care home residents from all over West Lancas
8 May 2012
Traditional English Longbow course at Martin Mere
A new workshop is taking place at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 May with longbow specialist Tony Saunders, learning how to manipulate and craft wood into one of the most important weapons in British history. The two day cours
27 April 2012
Common Crane flies into WWT Martin Mere
For only the third time in 35 years, WWT Martin Mere has welcomed a wild crane to the reserve. The last time a crane was seen at Martin Mere was in 1999 and previously to that was in the 70s. The adult crane has been on the reserve for 2 days now and is s
24 April 2012
Celebrity Mark Carwardine visits WWT Martin Mere
Celebrity, Mark Carwardine is coming to WWT Martin Mere on Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 May to host an evening talk and creative photography workshops. Best known for co-presenting the TV series ‘Last Chance to See’ with Stephen Fry, Mark Carwardine is
16 April 2012
Magical Animal Fun at WWT Martin Mere this Easter
Easter is Animal Magic at Martin Mere and you can get up close and personal to a huge range of weird and wonderful creatures. Everyday throughout the Easter Holidays there will be different animals for the whole family to enjoy including birds of prey, sk
21 March 2012
Launch of guided boat tours at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is launching a brand new guided boat attraction on Saturday 31 March. The guided boat tours will run every day until the end of October offering visitors a tour of wetlands: learning about Martin Mere, watching wildlife, sp
9 March 2012
Spring is in the air at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Black swan cygnets, the return of Avocets and a flurry of snowdrops on the ground means that spring has sprung at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Black swan cygnets Two black swan cygnets have been born at Martin Mere. The cygnets are about 7 days old an
24 February 2012
Take part in a brown hare survey at Martin Mere
Join the North West Brown Hare Project and WWT Martin Mere on Saturday 3 March in this unique event that allows you to learn identification techniques and then test your skills in the wild by looking for brown hares. The brown hare has suffered a 75% decl
13 February 2012
Enjoy a romantic valentines night
WWT Martin Mere is offering a romantic valentines night experience with a difference. You can stroll hand in hand through the grounds by lantern lights to experience the haunting sound and romantic sight of over 1500 Whooper Swans on the mere before compl
3 February 2012
Cold weather brings in more Whooper swans
The cold weather over the last few days has meant there has been an influx of Whooper swans arriving at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre bringing the total to 1900 swans, with more predicted to arrive this weekend. Many Whooper swans had remained in Scotlan
19 January 2012
Take a trip to South Pole
To celebrate the centenary of the Scott Antarctic expedition, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is taking families back in time over the Christmas holidays to become an explorer and make the perilous journey to the South Pole in our creative trail. 'Scott o
16 December 2011
A Romany day to remember at WWT Martin Mere
The Romany Society visited WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Saturday 29 October to celebrate the life of George Bramwell Evans, who was the original broadcasting naturalist for the BBC known as ‘Romany of the BBC’. The society had a fantastic day out
29 October 2011
Maxwell Law exhibition at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere is hosting an exhibition from freelance photographer, Maxwell Law, throughout November. The exhibition, beginning Friday 4 November, will be located in the Lecture Theatre and Max will be undertaking free presentations throughout the durat
29 October 2011