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
We had such a lovely message from Jen after one of our wreath workshops. Isn't her wreath beautiful? We hope the 150ish wreath makers on our corporate wreath workshops this week enjoy it just as much!
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We had such a lovely message from Jen after one of our wreath workshops. Isn't her wreath beautiful? We hope the 150ish wreath makers on our corporate wreath workshops this week enjoy it just as much!
Our thanks to Dave Bradley Photography for this beautiful photo of sunrise over a frosty Holme Fen and Spitfire memorial.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our thanks to Dave Bradley Photography for this beautiful photo of sunrise over a frosty Holme Fen and Spitfire memorial.
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🎄 Christmas Fair
📅 Fri 28 Nov, 3–7pm
📍 Manor House, Cambourne
🎁 Local crafts & gifts
🎅 Kids’ fun, raffle, mince pies
🎟 Free entry
🚗 Park at Morrisons
♿ Accessible
Join us & support nature! 🌿
More info: www.wildlifebcn.org
📅 Fri 28 Nov, 3–7pm
📍 Manor House, Cambourne
🎁 Local crafts & gifts
🎅 Kids’ fun, raffle, mince pies
🎟 Free entry
🚗 Park at Morrisons
♿ Accessible
Join us & support nature! 🌿
More info: www.wildlifebcn.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🎄 Christmas Fair
📅 Fri 28 Nov, 3–7pm
📍 Manor House, Cambourne
🎁 Local crafts & gifts
🎅 Kids’ fun, raffle, mince pies
🎟 Free entry
🚗 Park at Morrisons
♿ Accessible
Join us & support nature! 🌿
More info: www.wildlifebcn.org
📅 Fri 28 Nov, 3–7pm
📍 Manor House, Cambourne
🎁 Local crafts & gifts
🎅 Kids’ fun, raffle, mince pies
🎟 Free entry
🚗 Park at Morrisons
♿ Accessible
Join us & support nature! 🌿
More info: www.wildlifebcn.org
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Give the gift of wildlife this Christmas! 🐦
🎁 Don’t miss our delivery deadlines: 11 Dec (UK) / 27 Nov (International).
Explore our eco-friendly gifts at shop.wildlifebcn.org 🌿✨
🎁 Don’t miss our delivery deadlines: 11 Dec (UK) / 27 Nov (International).
Explore our eco-friendly gifts at shop.wildlifebcn.org 🌿✨
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Give the gift of wildlife this Christmas! 🐦
🎁 Don’t miss our delivery deadlines: 11 Dec (UK) / 27 Nov (International).
Explore our eco-friendly gifts at shop.wildlifebcn.org 🌿✨
🎁 Don’t miss our delivery deadlines: 11 Dec (UK) / 27 Nov (International).
Explore our eco-friendly gifts at shop.wildlifebcn.org 🌿✨
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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
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
Explore hibernation with us on Saturday! At this family fun event, we'll be learning who hibernates, where and why, and crafting our own hibernation dioramas (that's a very cool 3D scene!) www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2025-... @wildlifebcn.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Explore hibernation with us on Saturday! At this family fun event, we'll be learning who hibernates, where and why, and crafting our own hibernation dioramas (that's a very cool 3D scene!) www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2025-... @wildlifebcn.org
Get into the festive spirit by making a Christmas wreath! Let us show you how easy it is to get started...
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Get into the festive spirit by making a Christmas wreath! Let us show you how easy it is to get started...
Winter is coming, but do you know who's snoozing in the Fen and where they'll do it? Explore with us as we search for our local hibernators, then craft a miniature hideaway for your favourite animal.
#wintercrafts #christmascrafts #FamilyFun #Ramsey #huntingdon #cambridgeshire
#wintercrafts #christmascrafts #FamilyFun #Ramsey #huntingdon #cambridgeshire
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Winter is coming, but do you know who's snoozing in the Fen and where they'll do it? Explore with us as we search for our local hibernators, then craft a miniature hideaway for your favourite animal.
#wintercrafts #christmascrafts #FamilyFun #Ramsey #huntingdon #cambridgeshire
#wintercrafts #christmascrafts #FamilyFun #Ramsey #huntingdon #cambridgeshire
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Let’s get #peat out of #gardening, once and for all. 🚫 Sign the petition to end #PeatSales & protect vital #peatland habitats. Alongside the @peatfree.bsky.social, we’re calling on Government to #EndPeatSales by 2026. 🤚 SIGN the petition here actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales.
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Let’s get #peat out of #gardening, once and for all. 🚫 Sign the petition to end #PeatSales & protect vital #peatland habitats. Alongside the @peatfree.bsky.social, we’re calling on Government to #EndPeatSales by 2026. 🤚 SIGN the petition here actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales.
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...
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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
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!
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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
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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.