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We are the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants. Caring for nature reserves, inspiring people to love wildlife and making our three counties wilder. Join us! www.wildlifebcn.org/join
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🌳Our woodlands are under threat - but you can make a difference and help save them.
🌱We have the expertise and skills to protect our woodlands, with your donation our conservation experts can put that knowledge into action.
👉Find out more and donate at www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
🌱We have the expertise and skills to protect our woodlands, with your donation our conservation experts can put that knowledge into action.
👉Find out more and donate at www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
📣Podcast host Sophie chats to members of the Young People's Forum.
💚From 4 different perspectives, we hear about how nature has helped them with their own mental health challenges
www.wildlifebcn.org/get-involved...
#Podcast #MentalHealth #Conservation
💚From 4 different perspectives, we hear about how nature has helped them with their own mental health challenges
www.wildlifebcn.org/get-involved...
#Podcast #MentalHealth #Conservation
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📣Podcast host Sophie chats to members of the Young People's Forum.
💚From 4 different perspectives, we hear about how nature has helped them with their own mental health challenges
www.wildlifebcn.org/get-involved...
#Podcast #MentalHealth #Conservation
💚From 4 different perspectives, we hear about how nature has helped them with their own mental health challenges
www.wildlifebcn.org/get-involved...
#Podcast #MentalHealth #Conservation
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Excited to see what beautiful creations are made at our willow wreath workshops this year! Are you booked yet? www.wildlifebcn.org/events?locat...
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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
One of the springs which should be feeding a chalk stream in our region after one of the driest spring and summer periods on record.
It's going to be a wet weekend - but is it enough?
Blog from Water for Wildlife officer Ruth Hawksley. www.wildlifebcn.org/blog/ruth-ha...
It's going to be a wet weekend - but is it enough?
Blog from Water for Wildlife officer Ruth Hawksley. www.wildlifebcn.org/blog/ruth-ha...
A wet weekend is not enough for our rivers | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
We may have had showers in the past few days, and it looks like being a wet weekend, but our rivers are still suffering from a very dry year.
www.wildlifebcn.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One of the springs which should be feeding a chalk stream in our region after one of the driest spring and summer periods on record.
It's going to be a wet weekend - but is it enough?
Blog from Water for Wildlife officer Ruth Hawksley. www.wildlifebcn.org/blog/ruth-ha...
It's going to be a wet weekend - but is it enough?
Blog from Water for Wildlife officer Ruth Hawksley. www.wildlifebcn.org/blog/ruth-ha...
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Come along to one of our upcoming Try & Buy events with @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social to shop a range of optics & accessories. We may have that perfect Christmas gift you've been searching for! 🎄
21/11 @bbowt.bsky.social
28/11 @wildlifebcn.org
29/11 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
21/11 @bbowt.bsky.social
28/11 @wildlifebcn.org
29/11 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Come along to one of our upcoming Try & Buy events with @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social to shop a range of optics & accessories. We may have that perfect Christmas gift you've been searching for! 🎄
21/11 @bbowt.bsky.social
28/11 @wildlifebcn.org
29/11 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
21/11 @bbowt.bsky.social
28/11 @wildlifebcn.org
29/11 @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
Our latest Local Wildlife magazine is out! 🦋 Have you got yours?
Not a member yet? Join today and we’ll send you a copy 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/join
Inside: winter wildlife, ancient woodlands, fungi, lynx, starlings, and more from across our 3 counties!
Not a member yet? Join today and we’ll send you a copy 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/join
Inside: winter wildlife, ancient woodlands, fungi, lynx, starlings, and more from across our 3 counties!
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our latest Local Wildlife magazine is out! 🦋 Have you got yours?
Not a member yet? Join today and we’ll send you a copy 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/join
Inside: winter wildlife, ancient woodlands, fungi, lynx, starlings, and more from across our 3 counties!
Not a member yet? Join today and we’ll send you a copy 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/join
Inside: winter wildlife, ancient woodlands, fungi, lynx, starlings, and more from across our 3 counties!
Join us for hands-on workshops this season — make your own Willow Wreaths or Christmas Angels at our beautiful centres. ✨
📅 November & December
📍 Various Venues
🔗 Book here: www.wildlifebcn.org/events
#FestiveWorkshops #WildlifeTrustBCN #NatureCrafts #WillowWreaths
📅 November & December
📍 Various Venues
🔗 Book here: www.wildlifebcn.org/events
#FestiveWorkshops #WildlifeTrustBCN #NatureCrafts #WillowWreaths
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Join us for hands-on workshops this season — make your own Willow Wreaths or Christmas Angels at our beautiful centres. ✨
📅 November & December
📍 Various Venues
🔗 Book here: www.wildlifebcn.org/events
#FestiveWorkshops #WildlifeTrustBCN #NatureCrafts #WillowWreaths
📅 November & December
📍 Various Venues
🔗 Book here: www.wildlifebcn.org/events
#FestiveWorkshops #WildlifeTrustBCN #NatureCrafts #WillowWreaths
Have you even seen anything more fabulous? Amazing finds from Sarah at Old Sulehay in Northants! 🍄
I've waited a lifetime to find Striated Bird's Nest fungus, and this week I've seen it twice! Also a magnificent colony of Coral Slime-mould, a troop of another slime-mould Physarum sp. with a lime-encrusted peridium and a heap of Witch's Butter. At @wildlifebcn.org Old Sulehay NR
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November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Have you even seen anything more fabulous? Amazing finds from Sarah at Old Sulehay in Northants! 🍄
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I've waited a lifetime to find Striated Bird's Nest fungus, and this week I've seen it twice! Also a magnificent colony of Coral Slime-mould, a troop of another slime-mould Physarum sp. with a lime-encrusted peridium and a heap of Witch's Butter. At @wildlifebcn.org Old Sulehay NR
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November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I've waited a lifetime to find Striated Bird's Nest fungus, and this week I've seen it twice! Also a magnificent colony of Coral Slime-mould, a troop of another slime-mould Physarum sp. with a lime-encrusted peridium and a heap of Witch's Butter. At @wildlifebcn.org Old Sulehay NR
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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 end of last week our CEO Brian Eversham wrote to MPs in our region urging them to support an amendment to the current Planning and Infrastructure Bill to protect nature.
Please support by adding your name to the campaign before Wednesday
Please support by adding your name to the campaign before Wednesday
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🏡At the end of last week our CEO Brian Eversham wrote to MPs in our region urging them to support an amendment to the current Planning and Infrastructure Bill to protect nature.
Please support by adding your name to the campaign before Wednesday
Please support by adding your name to the campaign before Wednesday
🌳Our woodlands are under threat - but you can make a difference and help save them.
🌱We have the expertise and skills to protect our woodlands, with your donation our conservation experts can put that knowledge into action.
👉Find out more and donate at www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
🌱We have the expertise and skills to protect our woodlands, with your donation our conservation experts can put that knowledge into action.
👉Find out more and donate at www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🌳Our woodlands are under threat - but you can make a difference and help save them.
🌱We have the expertise and skills to protect our woodlands, with your donation our conservation experts can put that knowledge into action.
👉Find out more and donate at www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
🌱We have the expertise and skills to protect our woodlands, with your donation our conservation experts can put that knowledge into action.
👉Find out more and donate at www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
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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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There’s still time to test your spooky species knowledge on our nature trail around the Ramsey Heights nature reserve!
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#halloween2025 #halloweentrail #naturetrail #freeactivitiesforkids #freeactivity #ramsey #huntingdon
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#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
It may be getting chillier out there but there’s plenty happening this November across Beds, Cambs & Northants! 🌾
Join us for nature walks, creative workshops, and seasonal celebrations with us.
Let’s make the most of autumn together 🍁
Browse & book events here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
Join us for nature walks, creative workshops, and seasonal celebrations with us.
Let’s make the most of autumn together 🍁
Browse & book events here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It may be getting chillier out there but there’s plenty happening this November across Beds, Cambs & Northants! 🌾
Join us for nature walks, creative workshops, and seasonal celebrations with us.
Let’s make the most of autumn together 🍁
Browse & book events here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
Join us for nature walks, creative workshops, and seasonal celebrations with us.
Let’s make the most of autumn together 🍁
Browse & book events here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
Our November winner is this very autumnal shot of various fungi at Waresley & Gransden Wood by Helen Dunning.
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Our November winner is this very autumnal shot of various fungi at Waresley & Gransden Wood by Helen Dunning.
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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 Still Time for Half-Term Magic! 🦔
Make the most of your week with family-friendly autumn fun — from pumpkin carving to hedgehog workshops and spooktacular trails!
🌿 See what’s on: wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#HalloweenEvents
Make the most of your week with family-friendly autumn fun — from pumpkin carving to hedgehog workshops and spooktacular trails!
🌿 See what’s on: wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#HalloweenEvents
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🎃 There’s Still Time for Half-Term Magic! 🦔
Make the most of your week with family-friendly autumn fun — from pumpkin carving to hedgehog workshops and spooktacular trails!
🌿 See what’s on: wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#HalloweenEvents
Make the most of your week with family-friendly autumn fun — from pumpkin carving to hedgehog workshops and spooktacular trails!
🌿 See what’s on: wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#HalloweenEvents
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Went back for seconds of the Lesser Scaup at Ditchford in better light, I hope you like the results. @wildlifebcn.org #birds #northantsbirds #Nikon
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Went back for seconds of the Lesser Scaup at Ditchford in better light, I hope you like the results. @wildlifebcn.org #birds #northantsbirds #Nikon
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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
🎃 Spooky science, night walks & hedgehog fun — your wild half-term awaits! Plus lots more!
👉 wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#WildlifeTrust #HalfTermFun
👉 wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#WildlifeTrust #HalfTermFun
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🎃 Spooky science, night walks & hedgehog fun — your wild half-term awaits! Plus lots more!
👉 wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#WildlifeTrust #HalfTermFun
👉 wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays
#WildlifeTrust #HalfTermFun
👏Five of the region's most dedicated Wildlife Trust supporters have been recognised in our annual volunteer awards.
A huge well done and thank you to Gail Anscombe, Phil Bray, Martin Baker, Peter Pilbeam and Keith Jones.
Read the full story at www.wildlifebcn.org/news/annual-...
A huge well done and thank you to Gail Anscombe, Phil Bray, Martin Baker, Peter Pilbeam and Keith Jones.
Read the full story at www.wildlifebcn.org/news/annual-...
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
👏Five of the region's most dedicated Wildlife Trust supporters have been recognised in our annual volunteer awards.
A huge well done and thank you to Gail Anscombe, Phil Bray, Martin Baker, Peter Pilbeam and Keith Jones.
Read the full story at www.wildlifebcn.org/news/annual-...
A huge well done and thank you to Gail Anscombe, Phil Bray, Martin Baker, Peter Pilbeam and Keith Jones.
Read the full story at www.wildlifebcn.org/news/annual-...
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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...
📣PSA: New behind the scenes beaver walks are ready to book!
🏃♂️Be quick though because these sell out fast
🦫Search beaver here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
🏃♂️Be quick though because these sell out fast
🦫Search beaver here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📣PSA: New behind the scenes beaver walks are ready to book!
🏃♂️Be quick though because these sell out fast
🦫Search beaver here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
🏃♂️Be quick though because these sell out fast
🦫Search beaver here www.wildlifebcn.org/events
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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
🙌Last chance to send us your autumnal shots for our header photo for November.
📸Please send us your photos by Monday 20th October.
📩Email your photo to communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org
📸Please send us your photos by Monday 20th October.
📩Email your photo to communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🙌Last chance to send us your autumnal shots for our header photo for November.
📸Please send us your photos by Monday 20th October.
📩Email your photo to communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org
📸Please send us your photos by Monday 20th October.
📩Email your photo to communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org