WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre WWT Martin Mere is a visitor centre open all year. Come and see the power of wetlands for yourself.
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WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre is a wetland nature reserve and visitor attraction in Burscough, Lancashire. Open 364 days a year, our family-friendly site offers visitors of all ages and abilities a host of unforgettable and accessible wildlife encounters and beautiful scenery whatever the weather. Established since 1975, every season brings a host of wild experiences from the autumn goose spectac

ular when 40,000 pink-footed geese will roost on the reserve, the winter swan spectacular when up to 2000 whooper swans will feed everyday on the mere, to the spring new life as ducklings, goslings, chicks and cygnets spring up and the summer flora, forna and insects; meaning no two visits are the same. Supported by dedicated and knowledgeable staff and enthusiastic volunteers, we are committed to offering the best possible experience for our visitors. In addition to wildlife spotting, there is a canoe safari and boat tours, pond dipping activities, den building, a selection of daily talks including an otter talk and feed, hand feeding birds from around the world in our collection and the option to lose yourself in nature on our wild walks. Everyone from bird enthusiasts and animal lovers to school groups and families looking for a wild adventure can find something to enjoy here at WWT Martin Mere – it’s the perfect place to get closer to nature!

Vet check done ✅Last week Penny & Kenai, our Asian small-clawed otters, took their annual trip to the vet. During this, ...
13/06/2026

Vet check done ✅

Last week Penny & Kenai, our Asian small-clawed otters, took their annual trip to the vet. During this, the pair get their check up including dental checks, weighing, and x-raying to ensure they're nice and healthy. All is great for the two, who were back to it exploring their habitat soon after their trip! Here are some behind the scenes photos taken by our team.

Wet play area - important noticeTomorrow (13 June) our Family SEND Day is taking place. During this, the wet play area w...
12/06/2026

Wet play area - important notice

Tomorrow (13 June) our Family SEND Day is taking place. During this, the wet play area will be reserved for SEND Day wristband holders only from 9-10am and 4:30-5:30pm.

Families booked on the SEND Day will now have received an email with information regarding your visit. You can also see a schedule of wristband-only activities on our website: https://ow.ly/xpAU50Zb0YR

12/06/2026

Can you hear those little chirps? 🐣

These eggs have been incubated in our inside duckery, and as you can see here they're almost ready to hatch with external pipping and adorable chirps.

📷 Taken end of May by our Living Collection team

10/06/2026

More food? Yes please!

Even though the parents feed the chicks, our team will supplement their food, which is recommended to ensure each chick grows nice and healthy!

This video was filmed a few weeks ago by our Living Collection team. If you come to see them now you'll see they've grown much bigger!

🔭 Latest Sightings 🔭The weather continues to be unpredictable here at Martin Mere, however you can always depend on the ...
09/06/2026

🔭 Latest Sightings 🔭

The weather continues to be unpredictable here at Martin Mere, however you can always depend on the wonderful array of birds on site to uplift your spirits.

Over the weekend Bittern continued to show on our reedbed walk with sightings on both Saturday and Sunday. You can also expect to see and hear Reed Bunting, Reed, Sedge, Willow and Cetti’s Warblers, as well as Swifts, Swallows and House Martins, which have been very active today between the scattered showers.

Harrier hide provides a great place to see both Great Crested Grebes and Little Grebes, with both being reported today.

Over on Woodend Marsh, best viewed from Rees, Gordon-Taylor and Tomlinson hide, there is a large colony of breeding birds. Amongst them you can see Redshank, Oystercatchers, Avocets, Black-Headed Gulls and Mediterranean Gulls. The latter three are also breeding on the mere alongside Common Terns.

At Janet Kear hide there is a range of passerine to be seen, including Goldfinch Robins, Blue and Great t**s, who are now joined by their recent fledglings. On Saturday a Nuthatch was also seen from this hide.

Finally, keep your eyes pealed for Marsh Harriers and Barn Owls across the reserve as they can often be seen hunting during the day.

View all of our latest sightings: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/wildlife/latest-sightings

06/06/2026

Get your ducks in a row? How about get your flamingo chicks in a row?

Jess from our Living Collection team captured this adorable video of our greater flamingo chicks swimming in a row together on the water.

The chicks are continuing to grow nice and healthy, come and see them in person each day!

04/06/2026

"I sure hope no one saw that". Unfortunately for our white stork chick, the moment was caught on camera... 😬

We love that afterwards, it looks around as if its checking if anyone did see it!

Thanks to Gary Gray for this video!

03/06/2026

Great news - the stepping stones are making fantastic progress!

Come behind the scenes with us as our team have a go at walking along our in-progess stepping stones. We've temporarily raised the water levels to make sure everything is looking good - and wow does it look good!

Shoutout to the cute ducklings for trying out the stepping stones on camera at the end 😆

Now we have some more work to complete such as laying the remaining stepping stones, before we can officially open in summer 2026.

Keep an eye on our social media for more updates!

Address

Fish Lane
Ormskirk
L400TA

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm

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