Great Fen
@greatfen.org.uk
The Great Fen project is one of the most exciting habitat restoration projects ever undertaken in Britain. It will create a 3,700 hectare wetland. www.greatfen.org.uk
Have you been fortunate enough to see Lorna’s beautiful peatland storytelling cloak in person this year? Read all about Lorna’s vision, its construction - from bog oak buttons to suit scrap soil - and its purpose, in her blog for @twigandtale.bsky.social. www.twigandtale.com/blogs/twig-a...
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Have you been fortunate enough to see Lorna’s beautiful peatland storytelling cloak in person this year? Read all about Lorna’s vision, its construction - from bog oak buttons to suit scrap soil - and its purpose, in her blog for @twigandtale.bsky.social. www.twigandtale.com/blogs/twig-a...
Excited to see what beautiful creations are made at our willow wreath workshops this year! Are you booked yet? www.wildlifebcn.org/events?locat...
@wildlifebcn.org
@wildlifebcn.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Excited to see what beautiful creations are made at our willow wreath workshops this year! Are you booked yet? www.wildlifebcn.org/events?locat...
@wildlifebcn.org
@wildlifebcn.org
Can you find the magic in the untidy places? Lorna Parker enjoys the surprising glimmer in an everyday moment: www.greatfen.org.uk/.../charmed-...
Image: Zsuzsanna Bird
Image: Zsuzsanna Bird
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Can you find the magic in the untidy places? Lorna Parker enjoys the surprising glimmer in an everyday moment: www.greatfen.org.uk/.../charmed-...
Image: Zsuzsanna Bird
Image: Zsuzsanna Bird
The fantastic Youth Rangers have been hard at work again, learning to coppice trees and ID different tree species in Thorpe Wood nature reserve, a beautiful #ancientwoodland. Free #conservationskills training for 11-17 yr olds! wildlifebcn.org/youth-rangers @wildlifebcn.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The fantastic Youth Rangers have been hard at work again, learning to coppice trees and ID different tree species in Thorpe Wood nature reserve, a beautiful #ancientwoodland. Free #conservationskills training for 11-17 yr olds! wildlifebcn.org/youth-rangers @wildlifebcn.org
‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them’ - Laurence Binyon.
Remembering all victims of war, past and present, hopeful of a peaceful future.
#remembrancesunday #lestweforget
Remembering all victims of war, past and present, hopeful of a peaceful future.
#remembrancesunday #lestweforget
‘We will remember them.’ 10 years ago, a piece of Fenland WWII history was unearthed - the aircraft of Pilot Officer Harold Penketh, Spitfire X4593. This poignant project was an incredible collaboration between archaeologists, military personnel, volunteers & Great Fen partners… @wildlifebcn.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them’ - Laurence Binyon.
Remembering all victims of war, past and present, hopeful of a peaceful future.
#remembrancesunday #lestweforget
Remembering all victims of war, past and present, hopeful of a peaceful future.
#remembrancesunday #lestweforget
Little Bugs became Little Cubs! We made fabulous masks and fluffy tails ready to find the cuddly fox friends with important information about their family. We planted foxtail millet to feed the birds next year. And headed to the mud kitchen to make a foxy feast, with lots of wiggly 🪱 of course!
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Little Bugs became Little Cubs! We made fabulous masks and fluffy tails ready to find the cuddly fox friends with important information about their family. We planted foxtail millet to feed the birds next year. And headed to the mud kitchen to make a foxy feast, with lots of wiggly 🪱 of course!
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Looking for a PhD in environmental science? I will soon have an advert out for a project at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with @ukceh.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk.
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Looking for a PhD in environmental science? I will soon have an advert out for a project at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with @ukceh.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk.
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
You can join Henry at these talks this week!
www.rnhs.org.uk/rnhs-events/
northantsbirdclub.blogspot.com/p/programme....
#wildlifeconservation #GreatFen #naturetalks #peatlandprogress #PeatlandRestoration
www.rnhs.org.uk/rnhs-events/
northantsbirdclub.blogspot.com/p/programme....
#wildlifeconservation #GreatFen #naturetalks #peatlandprogress #PeatlandRestoration
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
You can join Henry at these talks this week!
www.rnhs.org.uk/rnhs-events/
northantsbirdclub.blogspot.com/p/programme....
#wildlifeconservation #GreatFen #naturetalks #peatlandprogress #PeatlandRestoration
www.rnhs.org.uk/rnhs-events/
northantsbirdclub.blogspot.com/p/programme....
#wildlifeconservation #GreatFen #naturetalks #peatlandprogress #PeatlandRestoration
There’s still time to test your spooky species knowledge on our nature trail around the Ramsey Heights nature reserve!
@wildlifebcn.org
#halloween2025 #halloweentrail #naturetrail #freeactivitiesforkids #freeactivity #ramsey #huntingdon
@wildlifebcn.org
#halloween2025 #halloweentrail #naturetrail #freeactivitiesforkids #freeactivity #ramsey #huntingdon
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
There’s still time to test your spooky species knowledge on our nature trail around the Ramsey Heights nature reserve!
@wildlifebcn.org
#halloween2025 #halloweentrail #naturetrail #freeactivitiesforkids #freeactivity #ramsey #huntingdon
@wildlifebcn.org
#halloween2025 #halloweentrail #naturetrail #freeactivitiesforkids #freeactivity #ramsey #huntingdon
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Please use this urgent action to write to your MP about a key amendment - they should vote for - to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ensure vital nature and ecosystem protections are in it.
Do share this. Thanks
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Do share this. Thanks
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill
It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Please use this urgent action to write to your MP about a key amendment - they should vote for - to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ensure vital nature and ecosystem protections are in it.
Do share this. Thanks
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Do share this. Thanks
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Wow, what gorgeous fungi!! And what a treat for our young conservationists, gaining the knowledge and skills to help them protect our peatlands, our future environmental leaders! #PeatlandProgress @wildlifebcn.org
Great morning leading a 'Fentastic Fungi' walk at Holme Fen NNR with a group of young conservationists. Over 40 species named and lots of discussion on how to identify fungi and their importance in ecosystems. Organised as part of the Peatland Progress project
@greatfen.org.uk #fungifriends
@greatfen.org.uk #fungifriends
October 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Wow, what gorgeous fungi!! And what a treat for our young conservationists, gaining the knowledge and skills to help them protect our peatlands, our future environmental leaders! #PeatlandProgress @wildlifebcn.org
There’s more information about the shrinking peat posts at Holme Fen at www.greatfen.org.uk/about-great-...
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
There’s more information about the shrinking peat posts at Holme Fen at www.greatfen.org.uk/about-great-...
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Back from a visit to Holme Fen, the lowest bit of mainland Britain.
#photography #landscapephotography
#photography #landscapephotography
September 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Back from a visit to Holme Fen, the lowest bit of mainland Britain.
#photography #landscapephotography
#photography #landscapephotography
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A drainage ditch at Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire. 9 foot below sea level.
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
September 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
A drainage ditch at Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire. 9 foot below sea level.
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
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At Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire, the lowest bit of Britain and the country's finest forest of Silver Birches. A little explanantion in the comments.
Bronica ETRs, Ilford Pan F Plus, developed in D23r
@ilfordphoto.com #believeinfilm #photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
Bronica ETRs, Ilford Pan F Plus, developed in D23r
@ilfordphoto.com #believeinfilm #photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
September 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
At Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire, the lowest bit of Britain and the country's finest forest of Silver Birches. A little explanantion in the comments.
Bronica ETRs, Ilford Pan F Plus, developed in D23r
@ilfordphoto.com #believeinfilm #photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
Bronica ETRs, Ilford Pan F Plus, developed in D23r
@ilfordphoto.com #believeinfilm #photography #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography
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On this day in 1677 Cornelius Vermuyden died in London, a Dutch-born engineer who had been tasked with draining the watery fens and levels of eastern England.
As I wrote last year, Vermuyden’s fenland exploits provide a cautionary tale for those wading into unfamiliar landscapes.
As I wrote last year, Vermuyden’s fenland exploits provide a cautionary tale for those wading into unfamiliar landscapes.
A cautionary tale from an unfamiliar landscape
Cornelius Vermuyden and the draining of the Fens
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October 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On this day in 1677 Cornelius Vermuyden died in London, a Dutch-born engineer who had been tasked with draining the watery fens and levels of eastern England.
As I wrote last year, Vermuyden’s fenland exploits provide a cautionary tale for those wading into unfamiliar landscapes.
As I wrote last year, Vermuyden’s fenland exploits provide a cautionary tale for those wading into unfamiliar landscapes.
Lucas was absolutely thrilled to hear he'd won the Most Popular Wonky Veg in our Apple and Harvest Fair contest! Turns out, he's quite the keen young farmer so we can't wait to see what Lucas's garden delivers for next year's competition! @wildlifebcn.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Lucas was absolutely thrilled to hear he'd won the Most Popular Wonky Veg in our Apple and Harvest Fair contest! Turns out, he's quite the keen young farmer so we can't wait to see what Lucas's garden delivers for next year's competition! @wildlifebcn.org
We've been time travelling in the Fens! Have you ever wondered what the Great Fen was like thousands of years ago? Peat cores, extracted for dipwell installation, can provide fascinating clues!
www.greatfen.org.uk/blog/great-f... @wildlifebcn.org
#geology #peatland #fenlandhistory #soilcore
www.greatfen.org.uk/blog/great-f... @wildlifebcn.org
#geology #peatland #fenlandhistory #soilcore
Time Travelling in the Fens | The Great Fen
Chris Donnelly of the Cambridgeshire Geological Society takes us on a journey underground and back in time to the Neolithic fenland swamp!
www.greatfen.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We've been time travelling in the Fens! Have you ever wondered what the Great Fen was like thousands of years ago? Peat cores, extracted for dipwell installation, can provide fascinating clues!
www.greatfen.org.uk/blog/great-f... @wildlifebcn.org
#geology #peatland #fenlandhistory #soilcore
www.greatfen.org.uk/blog/great-f... @wildlifebcn.org
#geology #peatland #fenlandhistory #soilcore
Join the team!!
Looking for a new challenge working on one of the UK's most ambitious conservation projects?
We are at an exciting phase of our Great Fen vision with habitat creation and peatland rewetting funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Find out more and apply www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/great-f...
We are at an exciting phase of our Great Fen vision with habitat creation and peatland rewetting funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Find out more and apply www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/great-f...
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Join the team!!
It's nearly #halfterm! We've got fascinating fungi, free conservation skills training in Peterborough, and family fun learning about spooktacular species with seasonal outdoor play and crafts. @wildlifebcn.org @sarahlambert7.bsky.social www.wildlifebcn.org/events?locat...
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It's nearly #halfterm! We've got fascinating fungi, free conservation skills training in Peterborough, and family fun learning about spooktacular species with seasonal outdoor play and crafts. @wildlifebcn.org @sarahlambert7.bsky.social www.wildlifebcn.org/events?locat...
Enormous thanks to our fabulous volunteers from Supported Steps for helping the Reserves team to rake the meadow at the Ramsey Heights nature reserve. After being cut, the plants were left to rest for the seeds to drop, but the foliage is later removed so it doesn’t over-fertilise the ground.
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Enormous thanks to our fabulous volunteers from Supported Steps for helping the Reserves team to rake the meadow at the Ramsey Heights nature reserve. After being cut, the plants were left to rest for the seeds to drop, but the foliage is later removed so it doesn’t over-fertilise the ground.
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‘We will remember them.’ 10 years ago, a piece of Fenland WWII history was unearthed - the aircraft of Pilot Officer Harold Penketh, Spitfire X4593. This poignant project was an incredible collaboration between archaeologists, military personnel, volunteers & Great Fen partners… @wildlifebcn.org
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
‘We will remember them.’ 10 years ago, a piece of Fenland WWII history was unearthed - the aircraft of Pilot Officer Harold Penketh, Spitfire X4593. This poignant project was an incredible collaboration between archaeologists, military personnel, volunteers & Great Fen partners… @wildlifebcn.org
‘We will remember them.’ 10 years ago, a piece of Fenland WWII history was unearthed - the aircraft of Pilot Officer Harold Penketh, Spitfire X4593. This poignant project was an incredible collaboration between archaeologists, military personnel, volunteers & Great Fen partners… @wildlifebcn.org
October 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
‘We will remember them.’ 10 years ago, a piece of Fenland WWII history was unearthed - the aircraft of Pilot Officer Harold Penketh, Spitfire X4593. This poignant project was an incredible collaboration between archaeologists, military personnel, volunteers & Great Fen partners… @wildlifebcn.org
Beautiful! The Clifden Nonpareil is still a rare find. Considered extinct in the UK by the 1960s, they’re making a comeback! And the camouflage of the Merveille du Jour against lichen is fantastic. @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org
The moth survey across the @greatfen.org.uk this week produced some stunning results, including: the impressive Clifden Nonpareil (Blue Underwing), yet another L-album Wainscot, a magnificent male Great Silver Water Beetle, and plenty of the stunning Merveille du Jour.
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Beautiful! The Clifden Nonpareil is still a rare find. Considered extinct in the UK by the 1960s, they’re making a comeback! And the camouflage of the Merveille du Jour against lichen is fantastic. @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @wildlifebcn.org
Our thanks to @jamieophoto.bsky.social for this beautiful cover photo of an autumnal Holme Fen NNR.
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our thanks to @jamieophoto.bsky.social for this beautiful cover photo of an autumnal Holme Fen NNR.