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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 2d

✅When you #TickTheBox together, we can achieve so much more.

📦Thanks to our donors who #TickTheBox, we can continue our vital work in 2025!

💚When you donate, remember to #TickTheBox! It costs you nothing but means everything to us. #GiftAidAwarenessDay

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 2d

Two new benches have been installed by the Spitfire Memorial this week. Thank you Reserves Team! 🫶

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Adam takes a selfie with Sam and Jasmin sat on benches behind

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 2d

🙌We're accepting entries for our November header photo of the month for Facebook & Bluesky taken on our nature reserves.

👉 When you submit please tell us what it is, where you took it & don't forget to include your name.

👏Please send to [email protected] by the 20th October.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 2d

Stunning !! 😍 Look at them all 😎☀️🍄

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 3d

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...

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 3d

Look at this incredible line-up for the Apple and Harvest Fair on Sunday! Will you join us to celebrate harvest abundance, community spirit, local heritage and our wonderful wildlife?
www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2025-...
#AppleDay #AppleandHarvestFair

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 3d

The Ramsey Community Bus is running free shuttles between the The Pavilion Community Hub, Ramsey Library and the Ramsey Rural Museum CIO on Sunday. Please share the timetable with anyone who would find this useful. Thank you! @wildlifebcn.org

Timetable for the community bus on Sunday 12th October. Collects from the Pavilion at half past the hour, from the library at quarter to the hour and drops off and leaves the museum on the hour.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 3d

Beautiful photos Mark!

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Mark the Birder @northantsbirder.bsky.social · 3d

I also saw 4 Stonechats on yesterday's wander around Summer Leys.
#birds @wildlifebcn.org ##northantsbirds #Nikon

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 5d

📣The voting has opened to decide what the Nene Wetlands' beaver kits will be named!
🦫We asked you to suggest themed names for the new young beavers and their six siblings. There were some great names which we have shortlisted and you can vote for your favourites here forms.office.com/e/KXcKggmhY7

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Steven Wright @stevenwright58.bsky.social · 10d

@wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys on 1st October. In the uncut half of grassland by the car park were a couple of Small Heath and this Small Copper butterfly. The Small Copper is the aberration with the blue spots on the hind wing!! @savebutterflies.bsky.social Great to see the 2 species together.

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Matt Hazleton @matthazphoto.bsky.social · 9d

A few photos of the glossy ibis that has been present at Summer Leys since September #ukwildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #nature @wildlifebcn.org

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 10d

October's header competition winner is this beautiful shot of Cooper's Hill in Bedfordshire by Photography Passion Justyna Tarnacka

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 13d

Free this Thursday? Come and spend a lovely autumn day stretching your writing muscles at Paxton Pits in Cambridgeshire. Everyone welcome!
#naturewriting #booksky

#Cambridgeshire @wildlifebcn.org @summersdalebooks.bsky.social

A sign for intro to nature writing workshop with the Beds, Cambs and Northamps Wildlife Trust.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 14d

Thanks to our partners University of Cambridge Dept of Zoology & University of Reading School of Biological Sciences. And to People's Postcode Lottery, Cambridge Conservation Initiative Evolution Education Trust Knowledge Exchange Studentship & Cambridge Conservation Initiative Collaborative Fund.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 14d

🦋Five giant E's have appeared at our Trumpington Meadows nature reserve on the edge of Cambridge. They are helping us understand how we can protect butterflies and other insects from climate change.
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Helping butterflies tackle climate change - Trumpington Meadows Butterfly banks

YouTube video by Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 15d

A new report out today outlines the impact climate change is having on nature.
"Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we now face managing wildlife sites," explains Matt Jackson, our conservation director.
Read more at www.wildlifebcn.org/news/new-rep...

New report shows UK nature bearing brunt of chaotic climate | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants

The Wildlife Trusts warn: Government is shockingly underprepared

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 16d

Lorna is out at #RRR2025 – the 4th conference on Renewable Resources from Rewetted Peatlands 💧A fantastic opportunity to share learning on #wetfarming and how to get economic use of wet land alongside carbon protection, clean water, wildlife and other benefits #paludiculture

Conference attendees sit at tables in a square around a room in discussion

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 17d

🧑‍🎨Fancy something a bit different & getting on your creative side?

✍️An introductory workshop to nature writing at the beautiful Paxton Pits Nature Reserve next week.

Book a spot here www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2025-...

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 18d

📣We're Hiring!

✅We've got a couple of great roles recruiting at the moment.

Find our more and how to apply on our website 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs

#conservationjobs #conservationwork #naturejobs

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 19d

Excellently written well done James & thank you very much for the donation, we're enormously grateful.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 25d

🙌We're still accepting entries for our October header photo of the month!

👉 When you submit your image please make sure to tell us what it is, which reserve you took it on & don't forget to include your name.

👏Please send your image to [email protected] by the 20th.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · Sep 11

How do they DO that?? The skill involved in weaving this sling between reeds, making it secure enough to withstand wind and weather and strong enough to hold up to 5 eggs, (and sometimes a very large baby cuckoo), is phenomenal. Bravo reed warblers 👏👏 👌 Isn’t nature amazing? @wildlifebcn.org

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 28d

🌿How do you inspire communities and young people to care for nature?
🎧Find out in our latest podcast episode - www.wildlifebcn.org/get-involved...
Education Manager Matt Sutcliffe chats about keeping young people interested and engaged through some of their most difficult teenage years.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 29d

To help us name them pick a theme and send us your eight names to be put a public vote. Comment below or email us at [email protected].

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