Martin Mere news
Manicure for cows??
Today, our cows have had their hooves trimmed. This is part of an annual health check. All of our cows graze on wet ground which means their hooves don't get worn down and we need to maintain them for their own health. So how do you trim a cows hoof? The
28 November 2012
Whooper swan counts
We undertook a swan count at Martin Mere on 20 November as part of a national swan count that was taking place between 19 and 21 November. We look at the number of swans, the brood size and therefore the % of young swans. Some really interesting informati
27 November 2012
How has the bird fair gone?
We are now well into the second day of the North West Bird Watching Festival. We had 1300 people come through the doors yesterday ane we are already up to 800 today so I am really pleased with the weekend - it is a shame that it rained this morning, but t
25 November 2012
BBC Radio Lancashire come along to visit us
John Gillmore from BBC Radio Lancashire came in to do a live show between 1pm and 4pm today - if you tune in now you can hear Andy Bunting from In Focus being interviewed about our reserve list. Other interviews have included our Marketing Manager talking
7 November 2012
Free School Visits
Free school visits are starting next week. The first school to visit us is St James CE Primary School from Bolton who will be here on Monday. Also joining us next week is Marsh Green Primary from Wigan and Rice Lane Infants from Liverpool. The schools are
2 November 2012
Swan facts
Our swan feeds have started this week known as our Swan Spectacular. The swans will come up to feed everyday at 3pm and 3.30pm. We have now added two morning feeds at 10.30 at the swan link and 10.45 at the Raines hide. At the moment we have 1384 swans a
2 November 2012
Butterflies and Dragonflies
With Autumnwatch being on our televisions this week, we thought we would share with you a bit about what they are discussing. One of the main areas they are covering is how the weather is changing and how is effecting different species. Did you know this
1 November 2012
Fungi Flourishes
It has been a terrific year for fungi. With the damp weather conditions and slight sunny spells we have had, it has been the perfect weather to allow fungi to flourish. Fungi is not around for very long however we have managed to capture these great pic
31 October 2012
Flamingo catch
We have been catching up our Greater flamingos today for their check-up that they receive every 2 years. We have to do this for a number of reasons: The adult flamingos have their micro-chip checked for identification purposes as well as their darvic rin
30 October 2012
Caring for birds this time of year
As autumn starts and temperatures drop and the leaves on the trees change we know autumn is here. Autumn is a great time to wrap up warm and get outdoors, before the weather gets really cold! It’s a time where you can really enjoy wildlife and see the c
26 October 2012
October half term continues..
We have had a busy week this week as October half term kicked off and it continues through to next week as well. We still have loads of activities for families to enjoy. It’s a great way to spend an autumn day as there is loads to see and do. Families
26 October 2012
Autumnwatch is back on our screens
Autumnwatch will be hitting our screens again from next Tuesday 30th October to the 2nd November with a programme every day. It will be shown from 8-9pm. Autumnwatch will include knowledge on bird migration which really reflects on what Martin Mere is all
25 October 2012
Conservation & captive breeding
Peter Cranswick, Head of Species Recovery for WWT visited the centre today we a inspirational talk about how conservationists are trying a range of techniques to try and save Madagascar Pochard and Spoon-billed Sandpipers from extinction and reintroduce C
25 October 2012
Meet our new chef
We are pleased to welcome a new member to the Martin Mere team. Our new head chef Michael Ray who started a few weeks ago and is settling really well into our team. Michael who is originally from Leeds first started his career in a French restaurant ther
23 October 2012
Whats on this October half term
We had a great start to October half term this weekend with 2100 people visiting us! This weekend the pumpkin carvings kicked off our half term activities, and we have plently more going on over the new two weeks. There are daily talks and feeds includin
22 October 2012