Martin Mere news
World Record Holders
World’s largest bug hotel built at WWT Martin Mere in Lancashire WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has been awarded a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest bug hotel at 18.46m3. The hotel’s residents already include leafcutter bees, ma
19 September 2017
Become a wildlife ranger
Let the Kids Go Wild this Summer Dusty’s Wildlife Rangers at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre 21 July – 3 September Children of all ages can join Dusty Duck, pick up their very own FREE log book and become real-life wildlife rangers at WWT Martin Mere W
6 July 2017
World record attempt
Work is beginning this week on what is hoped will be the world's largest 'bug hotel' at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire. Guinness World Records has informed the Wetland Centre that the current world record to beat is 10 cubic metres. The bug
6 June 2017
Cape barren gosling hatched
A Cape Barren gosling has hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The gosling was hatched on Friday 24 March and he is growing well, he has very distinctive black and grey markings on his body and black patch around his eyes. Grounds manager, Steve Nas
30 March 2017
Canoe safari re-opens
The award winning canoe safari and boat tours at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre are re-opening on Friday 31 March, offering adults and children lots of fun exploring the wetland through open water, woodlands, wet grassland and reedbed as well as seeing th
9 March 2017
See birds in watercolour
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by Craig Daniel: Birds in Watercolour. Craig is a keen artist and has been since school. For years he has been developing skills in the art of watercolours and studying birds and wi
27 February 2017
Southport Palette Club exhibition
The latest exhibition has been unveiled at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre by the Council members of the Southport Palette Club. The Southport Palette Club has been in existence for over 90 years organising an annual exhibition of work for residents of Sou
18 January 2017
Last chance to see.....
SONY DSC Thousands and thousands of visitors have enjoyed looking at a very different type of duck, designed by the world-famous Aardman studios, at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Dusty Duck arrived in mid-October
7 December 2016
Sigrunn returns
WWT Martin Mere has seen the return of one of our most famous Whooper swans: Sigrunn (X4H), seen during the feed last Friday. In 2009,Sigrunn was one of the swans chosen to be fitted with a transmitter to learn about where swans go and how long it takes f
4 December 2016
Winter education
It is not only the Whooper swans and thousands of adults that like to visit WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre at this time of year, it is also a great time for schools to study seasonal changes and learn about migration. Burscough St John's CE Primary School
23 November 2016
Bird fair comes to Martin Mere
Tim Birkhead, Lloyd Buck, Biotope and Flight of the Swans' Sacha Dench are just some of the guest speakers visiting WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the annual extravaganza: North West Bird Watching Festival on Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 November.
31 October 2016
Whoopers return
The first 300 Whooper swans have made the 500 mile migration from Iceland to the UK to spend the winter at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Whooper Swan, The Mere, Swanlink Hide, WWT Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire Categ
20 October 2016
Spooky Fun this Half Term
With October half term creeping up on us we have loads of spooky activities going on at WWT Martin Mere as part of our Pumpkin Festival. The whole family will enjoy spooky fun from Saturday 22 October to Monday 31 October. Visiting Martin mere is a great
13 October 2016
Thousands of geese come in
21,000 Pink-footed geese have arrived at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre making this one of the best wildlife spectacles in the North West over the next few weeks. The centre will expect anything up to 40,000 to use the nature reserve in October. Reserve
6 October 2016
Spur-winged goslings hatch
Four Spur-winged goose goslings have hatched at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The spur-winged goose is one of the rarest birds in captivity. Martin Mere has a pair of spurwing geese and is the only location in the north of England where you can come alo
22 September 2016