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Plain Prinia or White Browed Prinia (Prinia inornata) (සරල ප්රීනියා). Sub species P.i. insularis is an endemic resident of Sri Lanka. An adult. Belongs to Cisticolidae family. Clicked at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park, Sri Lanka.
Purple rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) (මල් සූටික්කා / නිතඹ දම් සූටික්කා). Nominate sub species L.z. zeylonica is a resident of Sri Lanka. An adult female. Belongs to Nectariniidae family. Clicked at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park. Sri Lanka
A Wind Brushed Cosmos
These portraits of plants, have been made for many different reasons but always for the JOY of it. All of my photographs are daytime, made in city parks and gardens and virtually straight out of the camera with the absolute minimum of post processing.
This on going photographic odyssey, that I call TERRA INCOGNITA, has helped me notice what is always present in my life if I can make the time to look.
Ice Drops, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
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Flamingos @ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.
The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city’s drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.
The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.
It lies within 11o 30’ N to 11o 42’ N and 76o 30’ E to 76o 45’ E.
Rainfall ranges from 800 - 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.
Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.
The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.
Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.
Source : www.forests.tn.nic.in/wildbiodiversity/bs_plbs.html
This photo has been revisited and reposted, for those who have missed this earlier. This is one of my most favourite photograph on Flamingos.
Chilika Lake - Asia's largest brackish water lagoon with water spread ranging from 1165 sq km m the rainy season to 906 sq km in the dry season is nestled in the heart of the coastal Odisha (Orissa). It extends from Bhusandpur in Puri district in the North to Rambha-Malud in Ganjan district in the South, separated from the Bay of Bengal by a 60 km long narrow strip of marshy islands and sand-flats.
Some of the prominent islands like Nalabana, Kalijal, Somolo, Honeymoon, Break-fast, Birds and Rajahansa inhabited by small subsistence fishermen families, are popular destinations for daily boat trips. Because of its rich bio-diversity and socio-economic importance, Chilika was designated as a Ramsar site in 1981 to afford better protection.
Chilika is recognized as one of the most important wetlands in the world because it is home to a phenomenal variety of birds. Chilika Lake offers visitors a spectacular display of its colorful avian charms in a thousand different hues presented by over 160 species in the peak season between November and February. The lake and its reed islands teem with nesting birds-white bellied sea eagles, ospreys, golden plovers, sand pipers, flamingos, pelicans, shovellers, gulls, include migratory ones flying great distances from Iran, Central Asia and Siberia.
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Plain Prinia or White Browed Prinia (Prinia inornata) (සරල ප්රීනියා). Sub species P.i. insularis is an endemic resident of Sri Lanka. An adult. Belongs to Cisticolidae family. Clicked at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park, Sri Lanka
Blyth's reed warbler is a winter visitor to Sri Lanka. Captured at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park, Sri Lanka
Late autumn colours and mosaic of textures at the Garden of St Erth, Blackwood, Victoria. The Diggers Club is one of our groups dedicated to growing heirloom vegetables and plants in order to reduce the steady and precipitous decline in this genetic diversity. Bio-diversity is on a very steep decline according to a new UN Report - www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/nature-dec...
(See in below comment boxes the answer & whole description + my next up-load with antique drawing showing all the parts of this plant) Thanks very much to my Flickr botanist friends who drew me to the right path of discovering what this endemic Italian plant of
bio-diversity is :
James St. John - geologist and paleontologist - , Professor at Ohio State University, thanks!
Tom Ballinger - expert travel & discovery and botanical photographer Polylepis thanks!
Carlo Sposini - photo reporter & professional photografer for 70 years - fauglia2003 grazie!
Riddle solved: Arum Italicum (Eng. "Italian Lords and Ladies", Ita. "Gigaro chiaro").
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Alismatales, Fam. Araceae. "Spadix" inflorescence.
Macro with bokeh of the ground where I found it. Ref.Mp4 027 VM
Mainly uploaded to Flickr to research what plant this is. I can just add that it's a wild plant, possibly with poisonous berries and that I found it in a sort of spontaneous park along a torrent.
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Today Google images search through a photo upload or an url doesn't work... I'd be grateful if someone who sees this photo could help identifying which species it belongs, thanks!
I find this plant very interesting, especially for the modularity how the berries are displayed in a sort of panicle, in many sizes and shades of green. I made also some art out of this photo but I don't know which plant they belong and what's their botanical name.
Selected and manually explored for the TakeOver with theme "Green" on Oct. 27 2022.
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Blue is Blue by Frank Sinatra
Blue, blue, my world is blue
Blue is my world now I'm without you
Gray, gray, my life is gray
Cold is my heart since you went away
When we met how the bright sun shone
Then love died, now the rainbow is gone
Black, black, the nights I've known
Longing for you so lost and alone
Gone, gone, the love we knew
Blue is my world now I'm without you.
RAJA AMPAT encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
Raja Ampat is considered the global epicenter of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape, which also includes Cenderawasih Bay and Triton Bay.
Carpenter Bees (the genus Xylocopa) are large bees distributed worldwide. Some 500 species of carpenter bees are in the 31 subgenera. Their common name is because nearly all species build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers.
Captured at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park
Cosmos in Treptower Park
These portraits of plants, have been made for many different reasons but always for the JOY of it. All of my photographs are daytime, made in city parks and gardens and virtually straight out of the camera with the absolute minimum of post processing.
This on going photographic odyssey, that I call TERRA INCOGNITA, has helped me notice what is always present in my life if I can make the time to look.
Raja Ampat (Indonesia ...West Papua ).
One of the top places to dive on our planet wit amazing bio diversity. More info here: www.seafocus.com/dive_INDirianjaya.html
We stayed at Papua Paradise Eco Resort (www.papuaparadise.com/), which we highly recommend!
Fantastic staff, facilities and atmosphere.
Johan and Martin were always there to help, as was every staff member .
Great people, great place, great diving!
Whenever I come across those little guys I just have to stop.
I just love them, not easy to get a good shot of them.
Hope you have a fantastic Sunday.
Thanks for looking.
Norbert
Not an unusual sight along the banks of the once mighty river Mekong. The river has extreme seasonal variations in flow with massive swelling during rainy season and again receding during dry season, exposing sandbanks and carved bedrock and leaving plains to dry.
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The natural cycles however have become interrupted and altered by numerous hydropower dams built over the last years, that have changed the patterns of flow, and further dams are planned and being built that will escalate the situation.
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Fish migration routes are blocked and irregular/unseasonal release of water and lack of sediments carried by the river cause damage for bio-diversity, as well as agriculture and fisheries in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Affected are millions of often the poorest people in Southeast Asia, who live off the nutrient rich environment and fisheries sustained by the river. A social and ecological disaster is in the making in plain sight.
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Besides this however, I also like the graphic qualities, the 'drawings' left behind, with patterns and sand/mud/rock formations that I haven't seen any place else. Check some more pics published previously in my album along the Mekong
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Looking up in the sky among tall trees on Koh Chang, Trat, Thailand, I see only green leaves. It was such a beautiful natural complex where one can find both completely green mountains and white sand beach. Koh Chang is the second largest island of Thailand after Phuket that contains a great deal of bio-diversity. Such a great discovery in this rather unpopular island of Thailand.
Neue Skulpturen am Marga Bührig-Weg auf 8 Jucharten.
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(Es würde mich freuen, wenn mein Kontakt Sugus 1958 sein Foto verlinken würde, welches er 5 Tage zuvor gemacht hatte.)
A Painted Stork eagerly looking for a fish - @ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh, India.
Revisited
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Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.
The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city’s drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.
The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.
It lies within 11o 30’ N to 11o 42’ N and 76o 30’ E to 76o 45’ E.
Rainfall ranges from 800 - 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.
Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.
The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.
Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.
Source : www.forests.tn.nic.in/wildbiodiversity/bs_plbs.html
Evergreen forests along Mukurthi National Park (Tamil Nadu) and New Amlavaram (Kerala) in south-western India's Western Ghats.
Mukurthi National Park is in one of India's most beautiful districts - The Nilgiris. The park is located atop the Nilgiri Plateau and is home to some of India's most beautiful landscapes and endangered wildlife like Nigiri Tahr (a type of mountain goat) and Bengal Tiger.
To know more about Mukurthi National Park, please click here
ABOUT WESTERN GHATS:
Western Ghats, or Sahayadris as they are known in many Indian languages, are a 1600 km long chain of mountains that run parallel to the Arabian Sea in peninsular India. They give birth to almost all the major rivers of south India. These rivers provide drinking and irrigation water for more than 250 million people. The 'Ghats' are one of earth's designated 25 Bio-diversity 'Hot Spots'. They are home to some of earth's rarest flora and fauna and most spectacular landscapes.
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SCANNER: CanoScan U1250 flat bed scanner.
LEE Filtershots; combination of afternoon sun and two filters by LEE post processed in Photoshop
Naturalis Bio Diversity Center | Leyden
Fuji X-T3 | Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4.0
Capture One Pro | Photoshop CS6 (Mac)
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RAJA AMPAT encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
Raja Ampat is considered the global epicenter of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape, which also includes Cenderawasih Bay and Triton Bay.
Purple rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) (මල් සූටික්කා / නිතඹ දම් සූටික්කා). Nominate sub species L.z. zeylonica is a resident of Sri Lanka. An adult male. Belongs to Nectariniidae family. Clicked at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park.
Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) (හම්බු කුරුල්ලා / බ්ලයිත් පන්රැවියා) is a winter visitor to Sri Lanka. An adult. Belongs to Sylvidae family. Captured at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park, Sri Lanka
Dudhsagar Falls (literally Sea of Milk ) is a four-tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa.Dudhsagar Falls is amongst India's tallest waterfalls with a height of 310m and an average width of 30m.The waterfall forms the border between Karnataka and Goa states. The area is surrounded by a deciduous forests with a rich bio diversity.
Dhudhsagar | Goa | Aug '15
Raja Ampat (Indonesia ...West Papua ).
One of the top places to dive on our planet with amazing bio diversity. More info here: www.seafocus.com/dive_INDirianjaya.html
We stayed at Papua Paradise Eco Resort (www.papuaparadise.com/), which we highly recommend!
Fantastic staff, facilities and atmosphere.
Johan and Martin were always there to help, as was every staff member .
Great people, great place, great diving!
Nicknamed the Sea Wolf, Barracudas are common both offshore and on the inshore reefs al over the Oceans, it is always exciting to see them in big numbers.
Thanks for looking and have a nice day.
Norbert
A minor act of retribution, as this Great Hornbill plucks an Oil Palm. Vast areas of tropical forest have been cleared to make way for industrial plantations of this cooking oil source, and the pace of destruction continues. Not much lives in the monocultures, although many states still count these bio-diversity deserts as "forested areas". While hornbills may occasionally find food in them, they provide no nesting sites. For most other species, they allow nothing at all.
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We are just back from a dive holiday in Raja Ampat (Indonesia ...West Papua ).
One of the top places to dive on our planet with amazing bio diversity. More info here: www.seafocus.com/dive_INDirianjaya.html
We stayed at Papua Paradise Eco Resort (www.papuaparadise.com/), which we highly recommend!
Fantastic staff, facilities and atmosphere.
Johan and Martin were always there to help, as was every staff member .
Great people, great place, great diving!
I could have spend the entire dive amongst those Big Eye Trevally (Jacks), would have run out of air very quickly swimming against the strong current though.
I find them very tricky to photograph, the reflect the strobes like shooting into a mirror.
Love it every time I come across them.
More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigeye_trevally
PS, Riverfire tonight in Brisbane, Will leave shortly to get a good spot on Wilson's lookout.
Looking forward to the fireworks, maybe I meet some of you there.
www.brisbanefestival.com.au/whats-on/sunsuper-riverfire
Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.
Press z for a better view.
LEE Filtershots; combination of afternoon sun and two filters by LEE post processed in Photoshop
Naturalis Bio Diversity Center | Leyden
Fuji X-T3 | Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4.0
Capture One Pro | Photoshop CS6 (Mac)
©Copyright Leon Harting | Credit MUST be given AT ALL TIMES
Dudhsagar Falls (literally Sea of Milk ) is a four-tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa.Dudhsagar Falls is amongst India's tallest waterfalls with a height of 310m and an average width of 30m.The waterfall forms the border between Karnataka and Goa states. The area is surrounded by a deciduous forests with a rich bio diversity.
Dhudhsagar | Goa | July '18
RAJA AMPAT encompasses more than 40,000 km² of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya. Some of the islands are the most northern pieces of land in the Australian continent.
Raja Ampat is considered the global epicenter of tropical marine bio-diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Bird's Head Seascape, which also includes Cenderawasih Bay and Triton Bay.
NILGIRIS.
Nilgiris mountains is India's first biosphere. It has been declared as one of the 14 'hotspots' of the world because of its unique bio-diversity. The Name 'Nilgiris' means Blue hills (Neelam - Blue and giri - Hill or Mountain).
Sacred groves are tracts of undisturbed forests, conserved from ancient times by indigenous communities influenced by their animistic religious belief and practices. These are rich in bio-diversity of plants and animals, are sources for water, and laid down practices enable the community to exploit its resources only to the extent required - for food, timber and medicinal herbs, for example.
"...The guiding principle behind all these people's forests is the supremacy and control of the community, not only over the forests and the environment, but also over the individual. The community designates a forest area as protected and to enforce the protection, declares it sacred, usually by dedicating it to a deity. In such groves, all forms of vegetation, including shrubs and climbers, belong to the deity. Grazing and hunting are prohibited and only the removal of dead wood is allowed.
Says Madhav Gadgil of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, who has studied sacred groves in Maharashtra for two decades, 'The stronger and more malevolent a deity, the greater its protection.'..."
- www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/the-spirit-of-the-sanctua...
However, beliefs and practices change - mainly from influences outside the community, a decline of faith in local deities - and in this modern era sacred groves are under as much pressure as are forests to make way for modernisation.
Therefore to visit one that is relatively undisturbed, is somewhat of a novelty.
The Law Lyngdoh -‘forest of the priests’- is a sacred grove at Mawphlang in the state of Meghalaya, India.
It's spread over 75 hectares, and is home to more than 450 species of plants/trees, wild cats, snakes, foxes, toads and frogs, flying squirrels and many birds species. 'Labasa' is the reigning deity here.
Tradition prohibits you from taking anything from outside into the grove, and taking anything from within outside. Any produce of the grove - fruits, nuts, herbs, honey - these are all your's to consume freely, but cannot be taken out of the grove. Violations are severely punished by the diety, by some accounts 'by twisting the head back'.
Ce matin, la lumière était belle et il y avait peu de vent, j'ai testé l'usage des 3 bagues allonges concomitantes soit 36+20+12 = 68mm sur les abeilles endormies de mon jardin, le petit coin dédié à la bio diversité. il y plusieurs groupes d'abeilles qui viennent y dormir et pour une fois les Nomada se sont regroupées à 3 alors que d'habitude elles sont isolées.
j'ai du garder une vitesse relativement élevée car le vent n'était pas totalement absent.
Early today, The light was beutiful and the wind very weak. I have been testing the macroring at 68 mm on the sleeping bees of my garden, i.e. the corner dedicated to bio diversity.
There are different groups of bees, and even 3 Nomada bees usually alone, have been camping together, this one is one of them, the 2 others are less than 2 cm away.
crop is also intersting here www.flickr.com/photos/berview/29675045888/in/photostream/
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HD release available here berzou.prodibi.com/a/7k11jyzx2ex0wl/i/w4gwjjjzqql4zv
www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Fish Lane, Burscough
Lancashire
L40 0TA
T: 01704 895181
F: 01704 892343
E: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk
Opening times
Open 7 days a week, except 25 December
Winter (27 October to February)
9.30am to 5.00pm
Early Closing on 24 December (last admission 2pm)
Summer (March to 27 October)
9.30am to 5.30pm
Facilities
Eating
The brand new Mere Side cafe offers a delicious selection of hot and cold food, a variety of coffees and chilled drinks, and tempting home-made cakes. From healthy vegetarian salads to hearty meat dishes, all can be enjoyed overlooking the beautiful wetlands.
Small Breakfast menu available from 10am -11.30am. Hot food served from 11.45am - 2.30pm.
Shopping
The gift shop stocks a wide range of wildlife books, outdoor clothing, bird feeders/boxes, postcards and stationary, children’s gifts and souvenirs of your visit to the centre, including a unique range of products featuring the artwork of WWT founder Sir Peter Scott.
There is also an In Focus optics shop at the centre selling everything you will ever need to watch wildlife – from budget binoculars starting at around £15 to deluxe telescopes at over £1000. In Focus is the ideal place to get honest, friendly advice about buying your first pair of binoculars and test them in what must be the best location anywhere in the North West of England.
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We hope you have a great day with us. Our Wetland Centres are designed to give you an unforgettable experience getting close to nature. Your safety is paramount, as is the safety of the wildlife that visits or lives at our Wetland Centres. To ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable day, we have terms and conditions of entry that everyone needs to observe.
1. Visitors are asked to respect the habitats and wildlife of the centre by keeping to the paths and defined tracks at all times and keeping loud noise to a minimum as this may cause stress to wildlife.
2. Contrary to popular belief, birds should not be fed bread as they cannot digest it. Please feed them grain instead - you will be able to purchase grain at centres where feeding is permitted.
3. Please ensure that children are supervised at all times and please be aware that some of our ponds and lakes are deep. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
4. Safety signs are there for your protection - please obey the signage and do not attempt to go beyond any enclosure barriers. Please do not: Climb on any trees or shrubs
Prune or pick any flowers or vegetation
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5. The last admission to the Centre is 30 minutes prior to the advertised closing time.
6. Due to the limited availability of car parking spaces, vehicles may only be left for the duration of the visit to the centre.
7. Mobility scooters are very welcome on site. For more information on what we offer for people with disabilities, please see www.wwt.org.uk/visit/visit/accessibility/
8. Unfortunately we can't allow dogs or pets of any kind on site, with the exception of assistance dogs on duty, as our wildlife may become distressed. Assistance dogs must be kept on the lead and under control and harnesses must state "working or assistance dog". Please ensure any dog waste is removed. If any of our birds/animals behaviour is affected by the presence of your dog, we may have to ask you to move away from the area.
9. So we don't distress our wildlife, we do not allow the following on site: Scooters, bicycles, tricycles, roller skates/blades/wheelies or skateboards
Barbecues
Footballs or frisbees
10. Pond dipping is not allowed on our wildlife reserve ponds. This is to prevent the spread of invasive non-native plants and the chytridiomycosis disease which affects amphibians. Pond dipping in the grounds may only be undertaken with equipment provided by WWT.
11. In accordance with UK law smoking is prohibited in all buildings (including hides). Visitors who wish to smoke are asked to consider the welfare and comfort of other visitors, especially children, by not smoking in or around picnic areas, play areas or areas where children's activities are being held. In periods of extreme dry weather WWT reserves the right to designate the whole site non-smoking in order to reduce the risk of fire.
12. Photography is permitted on site for personal use only. All commercial/stock library photography, filming, recording, etc. must be agreed in advance with the centre. Please contact Nick Brooks on 01704 891 227 for any commercial filming or photographic enquiries.
13. WWT reserves the right to ask for additional identification to aid proof of membership.
2013 admission prices
Prices are shown inclusive of Gift Aid and without. The Gift Aid admission price includes a voluntary donation, which enables us to claim the tax back as part of the Government's Gift Aid scheme. For further information on Gift Aid click here.
Pricing
Adult
Gift Aid £11.10
No Gift Aid £10.09
Concession (65+, full-time students, unemployed)
Gift Aid £8.20
No Gift Aid £7.45
Child (4-16 years)
Gift Aid £5.40
No Gift Aid £4.91
Family (2 adults and 2 children, 4-16 years)
Gift Aid £29.80
No Gift Aid £27.09
Children (under 4 years) Free Free
Essential helpers assisting disabled visitors Free Free
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Accessibility
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre has the following facilities:
Free accessible car parking provision – 2 designated spaces
Trained assistance dogs welcome
Hearing induction loop in reception
Maps can be enlarged, please ask ahead of your visit
Manual wheelchair available to loan
The paths around the site are level access
Roaming volunteers, grounds and reception staff on hand if you require assistance
There is step-free entry to all our hides
Accessible toilets
Restaurant staff are friendly and helpful and will carry trays to the table if required
Pond-dipping with station for wheelchair-users
Accessible boat safari – maximum 2 manual wheelchair-users per trip
Waterplay – accessible (boardwalks / gravel) for children using wheelchairs
Eco Garden – a great sensory experience
In addition we have friendly and helpful staff, so if you need restaurant staff to carry a tray to your table or help open a gate – please just ask!
Eat, drink, refresh
The visitor centre is the heart of Martin Mere and the central place to find information on what to see, to buy seed to feed to the birds, to browse our retail shop and to eat (at the Mere Side Cafe).
The Mere Side Cafe has a selection of hot and cold food, sandwiches, cakes and drinks. Childrens boxes are available as well as high chairs and the option to heat up a baby's bottle. Additionally in the building there are disabled toilets and baby changing facilities.
The building has six indoor rooms where there’s always plenty to see and do in the warmth. Films will often be shown in our theatre about beavers or swans and there is a free activity room where families can play and learn in comfort.
The main foyer is home to a bio-diversity exhibition that was kindly donated to us to allow us to have an interactive display promoting the diversity of nature and life. The exhibition has a mixture of touch screen displays, hand held objects, an introductory DVD and large displays to read and learn about bio-diversity.
In addition, at weekends and during holidays there is another craft room where children can design then purchase crafts such as badges, pencil cases and themed activities depending on the season.
Shopping
Gift shop
The retail shop has a wide selection of gifts and souvenirs from small gifts for children to jewellery and display items, as well as a bird care and book area.
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In Focus shop
Established over 30 years ago, In Focus are the UK’s leading binocular and telescope specialists.
The In Focus shop at Martin Mere has arguably the best testing facilities for binoculars and telescopes in Britain, and carries an extensive range of binoculars and telescopes from beginners’ compacts for £15 to top end kit.
They also stock tripods, hide clamps, digiscoping kits and a wide range of bird watching accessories.
All of the In Focus staff are expert birders who work commission-free to give non-biased advice about choosing binoculars and telescopes. All sales support WWT’s conservation work.
If you wish to visit In Focus but not Martin Mere, you pay the admission price and this can be refunded when you leave if you get your receipt stamped by a member of staff at In Focus.
Group visits
What is there for groups?
Martin Mere Wetland Centre provides a perfect destination for groups, from keen wildlife enthusiasts, photographers or conservation and environmental groups to those just wanting a relaxing day out.
There are beautiful walks around the grounds where you can view birds from around the world, and a nature trail with ten lookout hides from which to watch wildlife throughout the seasons, including summer wading birds and the wintering swans and geese. We also have a visitor centre with spectacular views across the Swan Lake and we have a gift shop and the Mere Side Cafe, which serves food and drinks.
You are welcome to visit at your leisure but for those wanting a little more structure we offer guided walks tailored to your group’s requirements.
Activities
A range of seasonal guided tours and events are available to groups year round at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Tours are priced at £10 and must be pre-booked.
Among those available are duckling nursery tours in the spring, summer waders walks in the summer and swan feeds in the winter. Guided tours of the waterfowl gardens and a community reedbed walk are also run year-round.
Contact the centre to find out which events
will be available when you visit.
Benefits for groups
Reduced entry prices for groups of 12 or more (payable as one payment on arrival)
Free familiarisation visit for the group leader
Complimentary admission for group organiser
Free coach parking
Free entry for the coach driver
Voucher for use in the Coffee Shop for the driver
Guided tour available for small additional cost for groups that have pre-booked
Meet and greet with complimentary welcome pack
Group admission prices 2012
Free to WWT members
The following discounted rates apply to groups of 12 or more:
Adult: £9.50
Concession: £7.00 (over 65 years, full-time students, unemployed)
Child: £4.60 (4-16 years)
No deposit is required and groups will be asked to pay at the admissions desk on the day of visit.
Accessibility
The centre has level access and hard-surfaced paths with tarmac on main routes (and compacted gravel on minor paths)
All hides are accessible to wheelchairs
Low-level viewing windows and level access to ground floor bird hides.
Free wheelchair loan
Trained assistance dogs only (i.e. Guide dogs). No other dogs permitted
Accessible toilets in car-park and throughout the visitor centre
Free car parking on site. Tarmac surface and reserved bays for disabled visitors
Making a booking
For further information or to make a group booking, please contact Belinda on 01704 895181, or email: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk
School visits
At WWT Martin Mere we provide unique and unforgettable learning experiences for schools.
To find out more about what’s on offer for you and your pupils,
Venue hire
If you would like to hire a room at Martin Mere call Belinda on 01704 891238 or email: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk for further information or to obtain a quote.
The centre can be hired during the day for corporate meetings or conferences, or in the evening for functions. Rooms can also be hired for children's birthday parties.
Children's parties are available at the following prices:
Children under the age of 4 is £6.00 per child (1 parent free and then a ration of 1 adult free per 3 children).
Children aged 4 - 12 is £8.00 per child (1 parent free and then a ratio of 1 adult free per 5 children)
Lunches boxes can also be purchased for £3.95 per child and they include a sandwich, fruit drink, crisps and a piece of fruit
Rooms available to hire:
Meeting Room - Maximum of 15 delegates
Lecture Theatre - Maximum of 100 delegates
Half of Greenwood Building - 20 to 30 delegates
Full Greenwood Building - Maximum of 60 delegates
How to find us
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Fish Lane, Burscough
Lancashire
L40 0TA
T: 01704 895181
F: 01704 892343
E: info.martinmere@wwt.org.uk
Martin Mere Wetland Centre is located six miles from Ormskirk and 10 miles from Southport. It is easily accessible by public and private transport.
WWT Martin Mere is now offering a scheme where visitors who travel to the Centre without a car can receive discount entry on admission.
The reduced admission prices are:
Adult: £9.50
Child: £4.60
Concession: £7.00
By car
Situated off the A59, the Centre is signposted from junction 8 on the M61, junction 3 on the M58 and junction 27 on the M6. It is free to park at the Centre.
By rail
There are three railway stations in close proximity to Martin Mere: Burscough Bridge Interchange (on the Southport - Manchester line) is approximately two miles, New Lane (on the Southport – Manchester line) is approximately 0.8 miles and Burscough Junction (on the Liverpool to Preston line via Ormskirk) is approximately three miles.
Visit: www.traveline-northwest.co.uk for details of North West timetables and journey planner.
By foot
Martin Mere has created a new trail from Burscough Bridge Interchange. The well signposted two mile trail is along local footpaths and includes walking over agricultural land so may not be suitable for prams or wheelchairs. It is also advised to wear good walking boots. The trail begins from behind the Manchester platform at Burscough Bridge Interchange and incorporates local tea rooms and the new Martin Mere reedbed walk. The signs are made out of recycled plastic.
Please be aware that at certain times of the year, summer in particular, the footpath can become overgrown in certain places and it is advised to call the Centre prior to walking it at this time of year. If the path at the station is overgrown you can use an alternative route: Walk down the side of the house on the platform and turn left onto the road, turning left down Moss Nook Road. At the top of Moss Nook Road you walk straight ahead onto the public footpath and you will pick up the fingerposts to Martin Mere.
If there is an issue with the signage on this walk please call Martin Mere on 01704 891220
If there is an issue with the footpath i.e. overgrown or litter, please call Burscough Parish Council on 01704 894914
Click here for information on the Countryside Code
Hire a bike
The Martin Mere Wetland Centre welcomes cyclists as an environmentally friendly and pleasant way to arrive at the centre.
Jack Parker Cycles, in partnership with Martin Mere, now offer cycle hire from the Burscough shop. The hire fleet consist’s of a selection of gent’s, ladies, boys & girls junior bikes all fitted with puncture proof tires, also child seats & tag along bikes are available. All persons hiring will be supplied with helmets, locks and a map of area.
The costs to hire are £8.00 per bike and £4.00 for child seats and tags. All bikes must be booked in advance by telephone on 01704 892442 or by calling into the shop at 62 - 64 Liverpool Road North, Burscough L40 4BY
Cycle stations are located at Burscough Wharf, Burscough Fitness and Racquets Centre and The Ship Inn in Lathom.
All you need to hire a bike is your mobile phone and a debit or credit card and cycle hire is from £1 per hour
Minimum 6 hour initial purchase required however this can be carried forward to your next hire until your membership expires.
Top up your account with more hours anytime either through the website or by calling our automated number 01704 340025.
Thirty day temporary memberships are instantly available when you hire a bike however you can upgrade or pre-join on our website.
Easy to follow instructions are available at all stations.
You are able to hire at one station and leave your bike at another (specific locations only).
Check our website for locations of other cycle hire centres or to check if bikes are available at your chosen station
Further information on bike hire and how to travel without a car around Sefton and West Lancashire, please click on the following link: www.visitseftonandwestlancs.co.uk
The Centre is situated on two cycle routes in West Lancashire: the New Lane Circuit (approximately 23.5 miles) and A Grand Tour of West Lancashire (approximately 37.8 miles). Details of the routes can be found at: www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/cycling/pdf/West%20lanc...
By coach
The centre has parking facilities for large coaches. Parking is free for coaches bringing visitors to the centre.
By air
Manchester Airport is just an hour drive from the Martin Mere Wetland Centre and Manchester Airport Train Station is on the Southport to Manchester train line, providing a direct route to New Lane Train Station, 0.8 miles from the Centre.
WWT's environmental policy
WWT is committed to environmental excellence and the continuous improvement of our environmental performance as part of our overall goal of implementing the pronciples of sustainability in all areas of work.
We recognise that many of our activities have some negative impact on the local, regional, national and global environment. As a consequence, we aim to conduct our business and operations in a way that minimises this impact and mitigates for it whenever possible, reflecting sustainable practices. Specifically we endeavour to:
Review all activities, operations and procedures to identify, quantify and evaluate environmental impact.
Set priorities and targets for environmental improvements in key areas, such as water, waste and energy.
Measure improvements against targets and report progress annually.
Adopt a philosophy of 'reduce, re-use and recycle' in our use of resources, and minimise the environmental impacts associated with our activities.
Meet or exceed all statutory regulations and approved codes of practice on the environment at all locations where possible.
Set our own standards and targets where no relevant Government regulation or code of practice exists.
Incorporate environmental responsibilities and sustainable practices into job descriptions, staff training and appraisals.
Raise awareness of environmental issues amongst staff and volunteers, and encourage individuals to adopt sustainable practices.
Communicate the value of environmental awareness and sustainability to members, supporters and local communities.
Encourage third parties, particularly suppliers and receivers of goods and services, to adopt environmental standards comparable to those of WWT.
Adopt a policy of sale and purchase of goods and services that minimises negative environmental impacts where possible.
Invest in accordance with our environmental policies and regularly review investments to ensure that they do not conflict with the Articles of the Trust.
Implement an environmental action plan to support our environmental policy.
Martin Mere visitor code
Wherever we go and whatever we do, we have an impact.
There are many ways in which you can get involved during your visit to help look after our beautiful area and ensure it is just as special on your next visit. This will also support our commitment to sustainable tourism.
1. Why not get out of the car - walking, riding and cycling are great ways to explore the area without adding to the traffic and you'll find there are fantastic places to visit right on your doorstep!
2. Stay local, eat local, buy local and see local - Lancashire has gained a reputation for fine food and local produce, so why not seek out famers' markets, village stores, pubs and cafes and make a real difference to the local communities.
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - support us in our efforts to reduce waste.
4. Switch off... and save energy - in rural Lancashire you can see the stars at night! Help us reduce energy use and C02 emissions by switching off lights and standby buttons when you don't need them. Help us reduce water consumption by using just the water you need.
5. Follow the Countryside Code - the Countryside Code reminds us all to protect, respect and enjoy: look after plants and animals, take litter away; leave gates and property as you find them; keep dogs under close control; and consider other people.