Martin Mere news
Happy Valentines
Happy Valentines day to all. Visit our February Half term page to download bird mating calls and send a WWT e-card to your valentine! Last week I attended the Aviculture Meeting at Martin Mere, we discussed different incubation techniques and how to encou
14 February 2011
New arrivals & health and safety audit
I have been busy the last couple of days as the Centre has been having a Health & Safety audit. This is the first time we have had one of these at the Centre and it basically involves an independent consultant coming to look around all of our building
2 February 2011
National photography winners
The national winners were announced for our photography competition on Monday and I am pleased to say Martin Mere had two national winners. There were six categories this year and each of the nine centres winners went through to a national competition to
27 January 2011
What kind of lover are you?
Wacky, fun Valentine’s ideas for the love-bird in your life Downloadable bird mating calls, fun e-cards, quirky animal facts, and a day out The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has devised the perfect solution for a fun and totally different Valentin
27 January 2011
Local people win national photography competition
Two local people have won the WWT national photography competition. The winners were chosen by an expert panel. Chaired by photographer and TV naturalist Chris Packham. Helen Davies, from Southport, won the WWT Best Wetland Landscape Photograph sponsored
27 January 2011
WWT staff visit Martin Mere
I have been very busy over the last couple of days meeting with other staff from WWT centres. Yesterday our Learning officer visited Martin Mere and today both the Centre Managers and Marketing Managers from Arundel and London have come along to have a lo
25 January 2011
Model boat and train show
The Centre has had a fantastic weekend. It was the Model Boat and Train Show and even though I wasn't scheduled in for work I did pop over to check that everything was running smoothly (I can never resist living on site). Amazingly on Saturday we had 832
23 January 2011
PR and radio interviews
We have been working a lot with BBC Radio Lancashire recently. Last Thursday we had the afternoon show with John Gillmore live from the Centre and I did 2 interviews as well as a vast array of staff being interviewed, and Brett from the drive time show al
18 January 2011
A day outside
I have spent the day helping the outside team today. They are still struggling since the cold weather and they have an amazing amount of work to do includinig catching up the birds that we are still treating for frost bite every two days for treatment. So
12 January 2011
Almost 1000 Twitter members
It should be an exciting this week as we curerntly have 985 followers on Twitter and I hoping to reach the 1000 mark. Our Twitter account is WWTMartinMere and we provide wildlife updates as well as details of what is happening at the Centre - so please,
10 January 2011
Model boat and train show at WWT Martin Mere
Its full steam ahead at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this month as we host our Indoor Model Boat and Train Show on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 January 2011. All the family will be entertained by local model boat and train societies as they bring a vast ar
7 January 2011
The new year begins
I would like to wish everyone a very happy new year and all the best for 2011. I had a lovely Christmas and New Year, mainly spending it with my family and close friends - I do enjoy this holiday as it is a time when you can properly relax. But now the sn
2 January 2011