A popular wetland centre has reopened after an outbreak of Avian Flu kept it closed for over a month.
Martin Mere near Ormskirk shut down on October, 7 and said it had "no option" but to shut down "protect the wetland" centre. On October 11 the centre confirmed there was a case of "avian influenza" in their collection of birds and cancelled the North West Bird Watching Festival at the centre.
But now the family attraction said it was "delighted" to share the "beauty" of the centre again with visitors.
However, a section of the site will remain temporarily closed to coincide with government requirements. Visitors to the centre will be able to see Japanese cranes, southern screamers, black swans, spur-winged geese, Inca terns and Asian short-clawed otters and other species,
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The café and shop will be accessible and the wild reserve will open with access to the reedbed walk and hides. New cases of bird flu had been on the rise in Norfolk, Suffolk and Lancashire from the end of September and last week the national housing measures were announced and are aimed at preventing house birds from interacting with wild birds.
Nick Brooks, Centre Manager said: "We’re so happy to be open to the public once again, after what was a very difficult time for our team.
"Protecting the birds in our care and those seeking winter refuge on our reserve is always our utmost priority and we were grateful for the support and understanding of our supporters while we were closed. Thankfully, we’re now able to welcome everyone back to enjoy the beauty of autumn at the wetland centre.”
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