Marton Mere Digital Archive
– Prepared by the Friends of Marton Mere
The Friends of Marton Mere (FoMM) have created a digital copy of the extensive archive of documents that relate to the Mere. These documents date back as far as 1950! The first part of that digitisation process has now been completed and they have been put together as an e-book which can be viewed on any internet/cloud connected mobile device or computer. You do not need to download the document to view it but it is available as an option.
These links can be copied, shared and embedded on websites, social media pages, etc. as required to provide unlimited digital access to these wonderful archives, without damaging the originals. The originals will be kept safely and securely by the FoMM. Further work will now take place to digitise the 2000-2022 records along with other volumes on plant surveys, insect surveys and other site related records and these will be published and shared as they are completed.
The FoMM hope you enjoy access to this archive and we can all tip our collective hats and be thankful for the hard work and dedication of a small number of naturalists and birders who knew that this site warranted protection and ensured that this resource is still here today for everyone to enjoy. The separate sections are described as follows:-
Introduction:- A brief explanation of how the Mere was created following the last Ice Age, It’s historic uses and some of the earliest handwritten bird reports / species lists dating from 1952.
Introduction
Section 1. Correspondence between local naturalists and bodies such as the RSPB, Nature Conservancy Council, Blackpool Council, Lancashire Naturalists Trust etc.
Section 1
Section 2. Photographs, Press Articles and Reports from the 1960’s and 1970’s
Section 2
Section 3. Letters, Correspondence, Maps and Reports written and retained by Maurice Jones over the period 1980-1997
Section 3
Section 4. Various plans, maps and photographs from the 1980’s and 1990’s
Section 4
Section 5. Friends of Marton Mere pamphlets, publications and news articles from 1997 onwards.
Section 5
Description of a project to manage an area of the LNR for wildflowers
Marton Mere Wildflower Meadow Project
Marton Mere Warbler Survey 1999
Warbler Survey
The complete set of documents can be accessed here:
Complete Archive 1953 – 2000