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40th Anniversary Fact of the day: Nine days to go
Its only nine days until WWT Martin Mere celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Todays Fun Fact of the day is: WWT Martin Mere won a UFAW award in the 80s for innovative conservation breeding methods when we introduced car mats into our rearing techniques for
20 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Ten Days To Go
Its only ten days to go until the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Today's fun fact of the day is: Black winged stilts arrived at WWT Martin Mere in June 2006 and nested. Previously they were last seen in Lancashire in 1928.
19 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Eleven Days To Go
Its eleven days until the 40th Anniversary of WWT Martin Mere. Today's fun fact of the day is: In one year WWT Martin Mere had forty seven thousand school children visiting the Centre in the 80s.
18 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact of the Day: Twelve Days To Go
Its only Twelve days until our 40th Anniversary. Today's fact of the day is: WWT was the first organisation to breed Falkland Island Flightless Steamer Ducks in Britain.
17 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Thirteen Days To Go
Its only thirteen days to go until we hit the big 4 0. Today's interesting fact of the day is: WWT Martin Mere has second largest population of moorhens in the country
16 February 2015
Bewick's Swan - Winter Wonderland
The rare Bewick’s swans are preparing to embark on an incredible journey. Footage by Adam Finch
16 February 2015
40th Anniversary Fact Of The Day: Two Weeks To Go
Its only two weeks until we hit the big 4 0. To celebrate this we will posting a interesting fact or picture onto the 40th Anniversary diary and Facebook every day until the big day on the 1st March. To start us off. WWT Martin Mere has the larges
15 February 2015
Common Seal - An Unexpected Visitor
An unexpected visitor is caught on video by volunteers at WWT Welney.
11 February 2015
40th Anniversary comparison preview.
In less than three weeks it will be WWT Martin Mere's 40th anniversary. To celebrate this special occasion, we are taking a trip down memory lane and looking at how the centre has changed over these four decades. Here is a taste of comparison pictures t
7 February 2015
‘Can a child's life be changed by a school trip? ‘First ever’ research
Can a one-day school trip to a nature reserve lead to lasting improvements in a child’s values and attitude towards the natural world? The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is pioneering research into the long-term effects on primary school children t
6 February 2015
Duck adapting to climate change twice as well in EU protected areas
The smew – a rare but striking winter visitor to the UK – is doing twice as well within areas protected by EU wildlife laws as they spread northeast across Europe in response to climate change, according to a new study. Scientists studied data from w
26 January 2015
Boom year for cygnets at Martin Mere in 2015
The International Swan census has been in active since 1995 and takes place every five years to compile the numbers of both Bewick and Whooper swans and to give an estimation of their population. The survey incorporates census numbers compiled from Briti
21 January 2015
Silent Auction Ending Soon
The Silent Auction to raise money for the development of the new Swan Link Hide is coming to an end on the 31st January. Don't miss out on your opportunity to grab a bargain before the gavel finally comes down at the end of the month. if you would like to
20 January 2015
Meet Martin Mere's young volunteer of the year!
This is Abi Hayes who has been volunteering at Martin Mere since she was 16. She is just one of a group of young people who help out with family activities at weekends. Abi has proved to be ...a brilliant volunteer, showing her enthusiasm and commitment w
15 January 2015
Artwork in our silent auction
Martin Mere currently has a silent auction in progress to help raise money for the Swan Link hide development. Don'y worry if you can't get to the centre before it finishes on 31 January - below is a selection of photographs of the auction (more to foll
7 January 2015