Martin Mere news
Chilean flamingo chick hatches at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has successfully hatched a Chilean flamingo chick for the first time in 6 years as a result of the hot weather over the summer. The chick, now just 6 days old, is doing well and starting to come off the nest site. One other
26 August 2013
See our roundhouse village experience
Take a look at this video we have created for our roundhouse village experience. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mYpIDj1sl4&feature=youtu.be']
19 August 2013
Educational exhibit on dangerous plants unveiled at WWT Martin Mere
A colourful exhibit which helps gardeners and pond owners to avoid the spread of damaging invasive non-native plants has been opened at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Invasive non-native plants and animals cost the British economy at least £1.7bn each y
15 August 2013
New attraction opens at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tx3NO9eYlE&feature=youtu.be'] An exciting new attraction has opened today at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The ‘Weird or Wonderful?’ (WOW) development celebrates fascinating bird shapes, sounds and ch
9 August 2013
New exhibit opening tomorrow: 4th new species
Friday, WWT Martin Mere will be officially opening our new Weird or Wonderful? development. As part of this development we have 4 new species coming to Martin Mere and everyday this week we will feature one of the new species before the launch on Friday
8 August 2013
New exhibit opening: 3rd new species
On Friday, WWT Martin Mere will be officially opening our new Weird or Wonderful? development. As part of this development we have 4 new species coming to Martin Mere and everyday this week we will feature one of the new species before the launch on Frida
7 August 2013
New exhibit opening: our 2nd new species
On Friday, WWT Martin Mere will be officially opening our new Weird or Wonderful? development. As part of this development we have 4 new species coming to Martin Mere and everyday this week we will feature one of the new species before the launch on Frida
6 August 2013
New species arrive for new exhibit opening on Friday
On Friday, WWT Martin Mere will be officially opening our new Weird or Wonderful? development. As part of this development we have 4 new species coming to Martin Mere and everyday this week we will feature one of the new species before the launch on Frida
5 August 2013
Heatwave encourages Chilean flamingos to lay early
Chilean flamingos on a nest The heatwave has brought forward the laying season of the Chilean flamingos at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre raising hopes this could be a bumper year of chicks. The last time WWT Martin
27 July 2013
Take part in the M&S Big Butterfly Count
Martin Mere Wetland Centre is a great place to get involved in the Big Butterfly Count which takes place in July and August. Collect a free spotter sheet from the admissions desk, from 20 July to 11 August, so you can identify and record the butterflies
19 July 2013
Discover wetlands this summer at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Families can get back to nature with the summer holiday activities planned at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this school holidays. Every day (from July 22nd) pond dipping and bug hunting will be on offer at the Wetland Centre as well as new nature and hi
18 July 2013
Critically endangered ducklings hatch at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Come and view them at WWT Martin Mere’s award winning duckling nursery [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JIsj7zG0CY&feature=youtu.be'] Three critically endangered Baer’s pochard ducklings have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre.
18 July 2013
A big thank you to Preston Benefit Centre
We would like to say a big thank you to Preston Benefit Centre, part of the Department for Work and Pensions' who undertook a fundraising week for us and raised a fantastic £509.60. Activities included guess the weight of the cake (a brilliant cake with
17 July 2013
Summer holiday promotional video
Please have a look at our promotional video for the summer holidays.
17 July 2013
Cattle conservation video
Learn all about why we use long horn cattle to manage our reserve in thsi video made by Tom Clare, Assistant Reserve Manager. Thanks Tom [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YwveG4X5DM&feature=youtu.be']
16 July 2013