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Martin Mere Wetlands Centre

Steamer Ducks released at Martin Mere

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on March 20, 2008 11:38 AM

Two Falkland Island Flying Steamer Ducks, a male and female, have been released at Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Tuesday 18 March. The ducks are exhibited in the South American area of the grounds

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Autumnwatch returns to WWT Martin Mere this November

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on October 23, 2007 11:14 AM

In a two week autumn extravaganza, Bill Oddie and Kate Humble are coming back to the WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre to host BBC Autumnwatch. The live shows will be screened nationally from 5 to 15 November, Monday to Thursday, at 8pm on BBC2.

Bill Oddie and Kate Humble will be at the Centre, part of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, with daily, sunrise-to-sunset reports of the bird migrations at the mere and on the coast nearby. The programme will feature Martin Mere’s Whooper Swan characters with a specially designed ‘Duck Cam’ floating on the mere, the beavers at Martin Mere will be shown with infra-red cameras to see if they make a guest appearance during the live shows and the ‘Super Whoopers’ will be discussed: seven Whooper Swans that have been fitted with satellite tracking equipment currently travelling from Iceland.

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Dawn Flights at WWT Martin Mere

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on August 21, 2007 11:25 AM

It’s that time of year again when WWT Martin Mere will be welcoming home the Whooper Swans and Pink-footed Geese for the winter and to provide our visitors with a unique experience, Martin Mere has a variety of early morning events planned throughout September, October and November.

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Chilean Flamingo chick born at WWT Martin Mere

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on August 13, 2007 3:59 PM

The first Chilean Flamingo chick of 2007 has been born at WWT Martin Mere. The chick, named Chico by staff, was born on Thursday 9th August.


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Beavers are back at WWT Martin Mere

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on July 11, 2007 12:55 PM

Four European beavers have been released in an enclosure today (Wednesday 11 July) at WWT Martin Mere.

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Woodpeckers nest at Martin Mere for the first time

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on May 18, 2007 6:00 PM

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers are currently rearing their young at WWT Martin Mere. This is the first time the birds have been recorded as resident and nesting at the Centre.

The nest is in the North America area in the grounds and you can currently hear the young calling their parents. There is a rain shelter in the area and the nest, a small hole in the poplar tree, is directly opposite the shelter. We are putting up viewing screens so that visitors can watch from a safe distance and not disturb the birds as they fly in and out of the nest.

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Autumnwatch returns to WWT Martin Mere

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on May 9, 2007 2:52 PM

WWT Martin Mere will once again host the hugely successful Autumnwatch series later in the year when Bill Oddie and Kate Humble film live from the Centre for two weeks.

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Centre Manager, Andy Wooldridge, said: “Everyone at Martin Mere is delighted that the BBC is returning for Autumnwatch. It was a real honor to be part of the series last year as it not only raised awareness of Martin Mere but also of WWT conservation work. This is going to be an exciting year for the Centre and we are looking forward to working with the BBC to make the series a huge success.”

Last October, Autumnwatch was very popular with average viewing figures of 4 million. Martin Mere received a really positive response from the local community with reports suggesting that, bed and breakfast establishments in particular, were far busier than normal throughout the Autumnwatch period, helping to boost the local economy.

Martin Mere and Nikon join forces for National Photography Competition

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on May 9, 2007 2:14 PM

WWT and Martin Mere have teamed up with leading photographic manufacturer Nikon to launch our first national photography competition. You are invited to send in photos showing us exactly what WWT means to you for the chance to win some amazing prizes.

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The competition has three categories: WWT Nikon Photo of the Year; WWT Nikon Junior Photo of the Year; and WWT Nikon Digiscoping Photo of the Year.

Click here to download an Entry Form or you can ask the staff on reception at the Martin Mere Wetland Centre. All entries must be submitted to Martin Mere no later than 27th August 2007.

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Martin Mere Wetland Centre

Posted by Martin Mere Wetlands on April 12, 2007 11:42 AM

Contact: Victoria Guinan, Marketing Manager

Website: http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit/martinmere/

Email: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk

Telephone: 01704 891220

Address:Martin Mere, Fish Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0TA

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