Martin Mere news
Spur-winged goslings hatch
Four Spur-winged goose goslings have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The spur-winged goose is one of the rarest birds in captivity. Martin Mere has a pair of spurwing geese and is the only location in the north of England where you can come alo
22 September 2016
Autumn goose events
Over the next couple of weeks there will soon be the familiar sound of geese passing overhead – yes Autumn has officially begun, and WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre will soon be expecting the arrival of up to 30,000 Pink-footed geese after their journey
15 September 2016
Animal Magic at Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is flying open it’s doors on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September for the annual wildlife spectacular: Animal Magic. Animal Magic is the centres most popular family event, with over 4000 people attending last year. Meet a
9 September 2016
Three crane chicks hatch
Three African Crowned Crane eggs have successfully hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. This is only the fourth that the Centre has successfully reared African Crown Crane chicks since the Centre was established in 1975. The crane chicks can be vi
24 August 2016
Bat nights at Martin Mere
Each year WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre take on 2 reserve placement students for 1 year who are studying conservation degrees, and they also undertake a project. Amy Sherwin is one of these students and she has undertaken a project to set up regular ba
1 August 2016
Kingfishers galore
Kingfishers have been delighting visitors to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week by feeding and displaying in front of the hides. Reserve Manager, Tom Clare, said: “Everyone loves to see kingfishers and it is great that more and more of these birds
15 July 2016
Meet Fred the Frog
NEW Fred the Frog joins the GIANT LEGO(R) brick animals trail returning to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this summer. A surprise new model, Fred the Frog, was unveiled today at Martin Mere by children from Gwladys Street School from Liverpool. Fred took
5 July 2016
Flamingo chicks hatch
Two greater flamingo chicks have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this week. Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “the flamingo chicks are quite late hatching this year, but it means that we will have flamingo chicks for everyone to see during th
1 July 2016
Grebe chicks on reserve
Three Great Crested Grebe chicks have hatched on the WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre reserve for the first time, as just one of two ‘firsts’ at the centre this week. Reserve Manager, Tom Clare, said: “If there has been one breeding wetland bird that
24 June 2016
Some 3D relief?
Nurturing Nature is the title of the latest exhibition at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre over the next month. The exhibition, by Ann Maria Rimmer, features framed 3d relief sculptures. Ann Maria says: “I consider myself very lucky to have found my passi
23 June 2016
New development
Work has begun on a major new attraction: Wooded Wetlands at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The new attraction is a complete redevelopment of the North American area of the waterfall gardens and will ultimately include tepee encampment demonstrating how
17 June 2016
Thank you volunteers
The country has just celebrated National Volunteering Week and WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is taking the opportunity to thank all of our volunteers for their hard work over the last 70 years with WWT and 41 years with Martin Mere. Volunteer Development
13 June 2016
Gull chicks thrive
The Black-headed Gull colony at WWT Martin Mere was visited by our researcher this week in order to gain an idea of the total numbers breeding and how the breeding season is faring this year. We have monitored the black-headed gulls in the past but this i
3 June 2016
A white duckling??
In a first for the centre, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, has hatched a pure white domestic duckling. Grounds Manager, Steve Nasir, said: “Over the years Martin Mere has hatched literally thousands of domestic ducklings but this is the first time we ha
20 May 2016
Weeds are in hot water!
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has become the first reserve in the country to buy and use WAVE as an environmentally friendly and sustainable method of weed control – using nothing but hot water! The innovative Cardley-Wave system uses no chemicals but
13 May 2016