North West Bird Watching Festival
WWT Martin Mere is hosting the North West Bird Watching Festival on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November. Whether you have an interest in bird watching, photography, conservation or simply enjoy nature, the North West Bird Watching Festival is an enjoyable and informative day out.
New for 2010:
Martin Mere has created a new reedbed walk right around the reserve with opportunities to walk this with a warden and learn about the winter migrants.
- Access to the hides from 8am in the morning (usually open at 9.30am) to see an early morning swan feed and watch birds leave the roost
- A range of optical and digital demonstrators: in focus; Swarovski; Nikon; Zeiss; in focus
- A display of the entries to the WWT photography competition 2010
- Wildlife photography workshops by an award winning wildlife photographer
- Illustration drop-in workshops to learn wildlife drawing techniques
There is plenty of additional things to do with five guest speakers celebrating migration, a range of stands offering clothing, holidays, binoculars and second hand books, and swan feeds at 3pm and 3.30pm when up to a thousand wintering waterfowl will come up to feed including Pink-foooted Geese, Whooper Swans, Teal, Pintail, Pochard and Wigeon.
For further event information and a detailed list of exhibitors, please visit: www.wwt.org.uk/martinmere.
WWT Martin Mere is open every day from 9.30am to 5.30pm and parking is free of charge. Situated off the A59, it is signposted from the M61, M58 and M6. The Centre is also accessible via the Southport to Manchester and the Liverpool to Preston line by train from Burscough Rail Stations. Visit the web site http://www.wwt.org.uk/martinmere/ to find out what's on all year round at Martin Mere and the other eight centres.
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