Martin Mere has its own "Domesday Book", listing (for 2002)[9] nationally important species of wildlife found at the reserve, other than birds include the whorled caraway (Carum verticillatum ), at its only site in England away from the southwest, and the regionally scarce water dropwort (Oenanthe fistulosa).[10] Another sign of the sites importance for biodiversity is the recording of the first records of the micromoth, the marsh dowd (Blastobasis rebeli), for northern England.[11]
Martin Mere was initially opened to members of the Wildfowl Trust in late 1974 and then in March 1975 it was opened to the general public. The reserve and centre were the concept of haulage contractor, Ronnie Barker, who was a friend of Sir Peter Scott. Barker was aware that both pink footed geese and Bewick's swans roosted at Martin Mere and was able to arrange a meeting between Sir Peter and the then landowner, this resulted in Sir Peter buying 363 acres (147 ha) for £52,000.[15] The first warden of the reserve was Peter Gladstone (1928–2000).[16]
^"Rare moth flies into Martin Mere Wetland Centre". Liverpool Echo. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^Mike Dilger (2009). RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley. p. 257. ISBN978-1405342827.
^Sue Hendey. "Bill Oddie on the Bus for Autumnwatch". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^"Behind the scenes at Autumnwatch 2007!". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^"Martin Mere Wetland Centre celebrates 40 year anniversary". Lancashire Life. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^Martin Wainwright (2 September 2000). "Peter Gladstone Wildfowl expert who created a magical oasis among Lancashire's cabbage fields". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
Martell, Charles (August 2000). "Obituary:Peter Gladstone". The Independent.
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martin, mere, wetland, nature, reserve, wildfowl, collection, managed, wildfowl, wetlands, trust, tarlscough, burscough, lancashire, england, west, lancashire, coastal, plain, miles, from, ormskirk, miles, from, southport, merseyside, reserves, managed, charit. WWT Martin Mere is a wetland nature reserve and wildfowl collection managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Tarlscough Burscough Lancashire England on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain 6 miles 10 km from Ormskirk and 10 miles 16 km from Southport Merseyside 3 It is one of ten reserves managed by the charity and it is designated an SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest 4 an SPA Special Protection Area 5 and a Ramsar Site 6 WWT Martin MereFlamingoes at Martin MereWWT Martin MereWWT Martin Mere shown within West LancashireOS gridSD425145Coordinates53 37 23 N 2 52 08 W 53 623 N 2 869 W 53 623 2 869Visitors192 443 in 2019 1 Ramsar WetlandOfficial nameMartin MereDesignated28 November 1985Reference no 324 2 The name of the centre comes from the mere 7 on the west side of the reserve which is ringed by more than ten observation hides On the east side of the reserve there are a number of pens providing habitats for birds from Africa Australasia North America South America Siberia and Asia 8 Martin Mere has its own Domesday Book listing for 2002 9 nationally important species of wildlife found at the reserve other than birds include the whorled caraway Carum verticillatum at its only site in England away from the southwest and the regionally scarce water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa 10 Another sign of the sites importance for biodiversity is the recording of the first records of the micromoth the marsh dowd Blastobasis rebeli for northern England 11 This reserve is at its best in winter attracting huge flocks of pink footed geese and Eurasian wigeon many whooper swans and occasional rarer birds such as the snow goose It is also excellent for wintering birds of prey such as hen harrier peregrine and merlin 12 The BBC television programme Autumnwatch was broadcast live from Martin Mere in 2006 and 2007 13 14 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editMain article Martin Mere Martin Mere was initially opened to members of the Wildfowl Trust in late 1974 and then in March 1975 it was opened to the general public The reserve and centre were the concept of haulage contractor Ronnie Barker who was a friend of Sir Peter Scott Barker was aware that both pink footed geese and Bewick s swans roosted at Martin Mere and was able to arrange a meeting between Sir Peter and the then landowner this resulted in Sir Peter buying 363 acres 147 ha for 52 000 15 The first warden of the reserve was Peter Gladstone 1928 2000 16 See also edit nbsp Wetlands portalBurscough Martin MereReferences edit ALVA Association of Leading Visitor Attractions www alva org uk Retrieved 9 November 2020 Martin Mere Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Plan your visit Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Retrieved 11 March 2020 Designated Sites View Martin Mere Burscough SSSI Natural England Retrieved 11 March 2020 European Site Conservation Objectives for Martin Mere SPA UK9005111 Natural England Retrieved 11 March 2020 Martin Mere Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 11 March 2020 John Morgan 2 February 2018 Remembering Lancashire s lost lake on world wetlands day University of Manchester Retrieved 11 March 2020 Experience Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Retrieved 11 March 2020 The Domesday Book Online omesdaybook co uk Retrieved 11 March 2020 File ref SD 41 2 PDF natural England Retrieved 11 March 2020 Rare moth flies into Martin Mere Wetland Centre Liverpool Echo 22 July 2010 Retrieved 11 March 2020 Mike Dilger 2009 RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain Dorling Kindersley p 257 ISBN 978 1405342827 Sue Hendey Bill Oddie on the Bus for Autumnwatch BBC Retrieved 11 March 2020 Behind the scenes at Autumnwatch 2007 BBC Retrieved 11 March 2020 Martin Mere Wetland Centre celebrates 40 year anniversary Lancashire Life 5 December 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2020 Martin Wainwright 2 September 2000 Peter Gladstone Wildfowl expert who created a magical oasis among Lancashire s cabbage fields The Guardian Retrieved 11 March 2020 Martell Charles August 2000 Obituary Peter Gladstone The Independent External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WWT Martin Mere amp oldid 1133230750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
