something new each season
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Help WWT carry out vital conservation work to protect wetlands and their wildlife by becoming a member, donating, volunteering, adopting or visiting any of our nine wetland visitor centres.
events & activities spring
Spot raptors flying over the reserve. Discover dragonflies, moths and bats as the wild flowers bloom and summer waders return.
support WWT The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a leading UK conservation organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people across the world.
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summer
See the spectacle of thousands of pink-footed geese migrating from Iceland as well as magnificent fungi and resident kingfishers.
Martin Mere becomes a winter wonderland when our families of whooper swans return along with thousands of migratory ducks and starlings.
Eco-festival - 19 & 20 March
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Bird of prey bonanza - 23 & 24 July
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History weeks - 8–21 August
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Animal magic - 24 & 25 September
Downy duckling week - 28 May – 5 June
A full calendar of events can be found on the website or call 01704 895181. Binoculars can be purchased on Follow WWT Martin Mere on Twitter site at in focus.
WWT centres also offer
• Corporate and private venue hire, from team building days to conferences • Education programmes linked to the National Curriculum • Wheelchair access, hearing loop. Guide dogs welcome. • Special rates and benefits for group visits (12+ people)
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- visit wwt.org.uk/groups for more details.
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Fish Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 0TA T 01704 895181 info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk Open 7 days a week, except 25 December. 9.30am-5pm winter, 9.30am-5.30pm summer. Directions – by road – Situated off the A59. Signposted from M61, M58 & M6. nearest train stations are Burscough Bridge and New Lane. Walk a trail from Burscough Bridge or hire a bike from Jack Parker Cycles. Visit our website for further information.
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Visit the award winning downy duckling experience as trees blossom, flamingo chicks grow and the dawn chorus begins.
your ticket to a wild day out‌ Martin Mere is where wilderness and family-friendliness combine. Enjoy a close encounter with the sounds and spirit of nature on the brand new canoe safari and discover the delights of the new Mere Side cafe.
Additional charge applies. *Children aged 5 and over only.
In winter, thousands of wild geese and swans are drawn to our wild reserve and the spring duckling nursery is an award winning experience. With an imaginative playground for young adventurers, more than 100 types of rare and endangered waterbirds, a family of beavers and enchanting otters there is plenty to see and do all year round.
spectacular
meet the otters
find raptors in the reedbed
Watch our otter family play and feed everyday
wild reserve Watch amazing changing wildlife from ten sheltered hides
get close
to wildlife
flamingos Opening Spring 2011 to October: Take to the water to get close to nature. Includes kiosk, den building and woodland play area
whooper swans galore in winter
cranes
canoe * safari
in focus binocular shop
hand feed birds from around the world
NEW
beaver lodge
duckling nursery From May to July, see the cute ducklings as they are hand reared in the nursery
take a dip at
see the otters Dam building, lodge making, tree felling: See our beavers’ natural habitat
Swan feeds of up to 1,000 swans everyday between November and February
Flamingos, cranes, swans, geese and hand feed birds of all shapes and sizes from around the world
roundhouse village NEW
winter swans
pond zone
adventure
mere side cafe A selection of hot and cold food with superb views over swan lake
Climb, swing, whizz or speed across the swan flyways
Search for pond life and identify the bugs
play area