Martin Mere news
Budgets and meetings
Christmas is no time for me to relax, I have to get our budget forecast done for 2012 - 13 and I have a number of meetings with my manager and other directors. I had a busy two days last week with my manager going through so much at the centre. I do enj
12 December 2011
Thank you to The Mileage Company
The Mileage Company kindly sponsored 100 children from St Margarets CofE Primary School in Warrington to come to Martin Mere today to do some fun activities including meeting the otters, creating their own wetland critter, see the swans and go wild on th
24 November 2011
A new trail
I am pleased to say the the trail has now been completed from the end of our community reedbed walk to the Farm Tea Room. This is something we have wanted to get completed for some time - there has always been a walk there via the public footpaths, but we
18 November 2011
How to recruit new members
We are always trying to come up with new ways of recruiting members to WWT as we believe it is such fantastic value for money and our membership co-ordinator has come up with great idea - she is holding a special 'become a member' day out. Basically we ar
9 November 2011
Celebrity speaker at Bird Watching Festival
Celebrity David Lindo is the special guest speaker at WWT Martin Mere’s North West Bird Watching Festival on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November. David Lindo is The Urban Birder, bringing a fresh, urban perspective to modern birding. Tipped as the next B
6 November 2011
A Romany day to remember at WWT Martin Mere
The Romany Society visited WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre on Saturday 29 October to celebrate the life of George Bramwell Evans, who was the original broadcasting naturalist for the BBC known as ‘Romany of the BBC’. The society had a fantastic day out
29 October 2011
Beaver catch - night 5
It was a very quiet night last night and we didn't manage to catch any of the juveniles so the beaver catch will continue tonight with Steve, a warden, on night duty checking the traps. The diary will be updated on Monday with all the weekend news.
29 October 2011
Maxwell Law exhibition at WWT Martin Mere
WWT Martin Mere is hosting an exhibition from freelance photographer, Maxwell Law, throughout November. The exhibition, beginning Friday 4 November, will be located in the Lecture Theatre and Max will be undertaking free presentations throughout the durat
29 October 2011
Beaver catch - night 4
Last night I set the traps at 4.30 - 5pm. I had the night off (woohoo) so Julia checked them at 8pm and there wasn't anything in the traps but they were swimming around. At Midnight Mum and the kit from the first night had been caught. They where scanned
28 October 2011
Beaver catch - night 3
Yesterday I set the traps at 5pm before heading home. Julia, our Grounds Manager, was still around so she checked them in case of Moorhens. At 8pm we hadn’t managed to catch any, but they were out of the lodge. I came back at midnight and we had caught
27 October 2011
Beaver catch - night 2
Last night I set the traps at around 6 o'clock. We set them at dusk, but have to hang around so that we can check they aren't set off by moorhens while its still light. The moorhens like to have a nosy in them, once I'd done that I had a snooze in the bea
26 October 2011
Last chance to have a go on canoe safari
I hope that you are all enjoying reading about the beaver catches this week but I just wanted to remind you all that the canoe safari will be closing on Sunday for the winter so this week really is the last chance to experience it until next Easter. Th
25 October 2011
Beaver catch - night 1
Hi I'm Alex, the Mammal Keeper at Martin Mere. Last night I spent the night in the warden's Tower. I brought my portable hammock, which is really comfy and much better than the floor or chairs as i have slept on in previous catches! The first night
25 October 2011
Beaver catches start
We will be starting beaver catches tonight. The cages are in the enclosure all year round and we feed the beavers from the cages to get them used to going in and out of them. So tonight we will actually set the traps and our outdoor team will come alon
24 October 2011
Swan Spectacular begins at WWT Martin Mere
The first 500 Whooper swans have made the 900km journey from Iceland and arrived to spend the winter at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. The swans arrived on Wednesday 19 October and included 32 cygnets which may be a good indication that the breeding seas
21 October 2011