Happy birthday Kenai 🎂 Kenai, our Asian small Clawed otter has turned 7 today and as a special treat he has a paddling pool and balls to play with. Come and meet Penny and Kenai at their daily feeds at 11.30 and 2.30
Aneeshwar Kunchala at WWT Martin Mere
Thanks Aneeshwar Kunchala for this brilliant video of our Canoe Safari!
Aneeshwar, who you may recognise from Britain's Got Talent, visited us recently and has created this video to give you more insight into our canoe experience!
He is a young wildlife presenter with a very keen interest on nature and our planet - and we're pleased to hear that WWT wetland centres are some of his favourite places to go!
Thank you for sending this across! If you'd like to see more from Aneeshwar give him a follow on Twitter: https://x.com/Aneeshwar_K
Bittern chicks at WWT Martin Mere
Bittern chicks - a FIRST in reserve history!
We're extremely excited to announce the hatching of seven bittern chicks for the first time in Martin Mere's recorded history.
In an attempt to encourage a breeding pair to the reedbed, our reserve team completed works such as clearing scrub, cutting large areas of reed to create an area of different aged reeds and raising the water levels on the reedbed to allow fish to thrive so that the bitterns would have enough supply to feed their young.
Their work paid off, as after seeing an adult frequently flying in and out of the same spot of the reedbed, our team investigated and recorded seven chicks across two nests.
The chicks have now fledged, with sightings recorded from Ron Barker hide and the reedbed.
This video was taken during the nest visit under a schedule 1 licence.
Read the full story: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/news/bitterns-hatch-at-wwt-martin-mere-a-first-in-reserve-history
Hand feeding POV 🦆📷
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Hand feeding is available all summer, feed our friendly bunch for £1.50 per bag of feed! (admission applies)
Take a look: https://ow.ly/9YbU50SFVyR
Adorable shelducklings snoozing in the sun ☀️
There are lots of shelduck broods around the centre at the moment, these were spotted near our stepping stones 📷
#cute #ducklings
Cows, Cattle Egret, and Jackdaw at WWT Martin Mere
Watch this - most patient cow award goes to our Wally 🏆🐄
Not only does Wally have to put up with cattle egrets all up in his space, but a cheeky jackdaw taking his fur directly from him for a nest too!
Video taken by our Centre Manager, Nick 📷
Bat & Barn Owl Evening at Martin Mere
EDIT: Now fully booked!
Only 7 spaces remain on our Bat & Barn Owl Evenings 🦇🦉
Our first event on Friday saw barn owls hunting, extra wildlife treats such as marsh harriers, and plenty of activity from bats. We heard the calls of pipistrelle and noctule and saw lots of bats flying above us on the search for insects.
These are our only sessions for the year, so book to avoid disappointment: https://ow.ly/HjKk50Sme9L
Pink-footed goslings at WWT Martin Mere
Who wants to see more cute gosling content? 🙋♀️
Our pink-footed goslings are enjoying the sun, and we just can't get enough of them.
World Otter Day - WWT Martin Mere
Happy #WorldOtterDay to our favourite otters, Penny & Kenai 💕
If you're visiting today, make sure to say hi to them. We'll be sure to spoil them with treats!
ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO! 🏁
The Annual Duck Race is almost here, have you bought your duck yet?! Our craft room will be open on weekends 1-4pm, and from 10am on the day of the races!
Monday 6 May. Prizes up for grabs. Full details on our website: https://ow.ly/j6hY50Re6ch
Happy International Flamingo Day to our pink superstars! 🦩
We've got two flocks here - Chilean and greater flamingos. Our greater flamingos are a nosey bunch, so to celebrate Flamingo Day we've put together some clips of some of their cheeky moments. Take a look 👇
🐣 CAPE BARREN GOSLINGS! 🐣
Some of you may have noticed our cape barren geese were off show these past few weeks. We had a very cute secret - three cape barren goslings that hatched near the beginning of April.
With the gosling trio doing well, they have now been relocated back to their enclosure in Weird or Wonderful.
See photos and read the story here: https://ow.ly/UQfr50RnQNj
Water Rail Pair Calling
Wow take a listen 🔊
Wait for it... do you hear that pig-like squeal? That's the sound of two water rails calling, called 'sharming'.
Video filmed at our reedbed this morning, by our Reserve Manager Louise Greenwood.
300 black-tailed godwits are currently calling Martin Mere home 🏠
Close-up views can be enjoyed from our Discovery Hide.
🐤 Lots of tiny feet are waddling around Martin Mere
Spring is such a joyful time to visit, as we welcome plenty of new life across our centre. Here are some ducklings (and coot chicks) from this week ❤️
Pond dipping at WWT Martin Mere
Our free pond dipping sessions are open school holidays and weekends from 1:30-3pm.
That means you can join us every day of the Easter holidays to find all kinds of fascinating life in the pond!
Standard admission applies (WWT members and under 4s go free)
View our website to see what's on: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/whats-on/
This week saw our first mallard ducklings of the year, just in time for Easter 😍🐤
We're open as usual this Easter weekend, 9:30am - 6pm!
Bing's Nature Explorers - WWT
Nature exploring… it’s a Bing thing!
Join Bing and Flop, and become a nature explorer at WWT Martin Mere this spring, with activity trails, storytelling, and more starting 23 March.
Find out more here 👇 https://ow.ly/sh6S50QOOmF
