Talk:WWT Martin Mere

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Suggested Merger with Martin Mere

I don't think that's a good idea. Martin Mere is a geographical entity. WWT Martin Mere is an institution located there. They're different in kind. Countersubject 08:42, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They may be different in kind, but in my opinion, they are sufficiently similar to warrant merging. Information is being duplicated in the articles and this is both unsatisfactory and avoidable. I would support the proposal to merge the two pages. Leebobs 17:40, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Against. They are not sufficiently similar though. The area occupied by the Martin Mere WWT reserve is only a tiny portion of Martin Mere's geographical area the Mere was drained for farming and habitation to make the large (by UK standards), flat plain used not just by WWT but also by other nature reserves, farming and housing. To merge the 2 articles would be like merging a wiki for the city of Bristol into a wiki for Bristol Zoo. --Shearluck 12:08, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For: The analogy of Bristol / Bristol Zoo is a gross exaggeration! When people refer to Martin Mere, they invariably refer to the reserve. At the very least, a disambigation should be placed on the Martin Mere site. 80.229.14.78 (talk) 20:21, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Mere WWT site NOT in Burscough.

The WWT site at Martin Mere is not actually in Burscough it is in the Hamlet of Tarlscough and situated on Tarlescough Moss. The site itself lies about 1.8 miles outside of Burscough Village. Tarlscough Hall is still in existance although it is now part of the farm. previous discussions are correct that the lakes at Martin Mere are actually man made and the water level is managed so that in all probability if this was not the case the lakes would probably disappear in the dryer months. Martin Mere itself attracts many visitors and in September 2008 the average number of daily visitors totalled 550 people. Reference to the position of Martin Mere can be found in the following publication: Martin Mere: Lancashire's Lost Lake, W. G. Hale and Audrey Coney. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2005.