Rymes Reedbed
Rymes Reedbed lies to the north and northeast of Holme Fen National Nature Reserve.
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Reedbed
Found between water and land, reedbeds are transitional habitats. They can form extensive swamps in lowland floodplains or fringe streams, rivers, ditches, ponds and lakes with a thin feathery…
Pumping at Rymes
Water returns to Rymes Reedbed after a very dry summer!
Women in Conservation - Introducing Jasmin
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Introducing Youth Rangers of the Fens
We are excited to start 2023 with the launch of a new Youth Rangers group covering Peterborough and the Great Fen.
Connecting Crops - Introducing the SEAD Artists
We have an exciting new project ahead, supported by the Co-op and the Co-op Foundation’s Carbon Innovation Fund partnership. We speak with Aleks Kowalski, Project Director of Drone RePeat, about…
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Monitoring Project Sightings
Species: Birds
Location: Rymes Reedbed
236 birds of 29 species
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Autumn highlights
Water levels have been relatively high on parts of the Fen, and as of the end of August, various water bodies at Rymes Reedbed continue to attract a variety of bird and insect life.
Winter visitors responding to wet weather
40 Whooper Swan have been seen up at Rymes Reedbed, sometimes visible from Trundle Mere Lookout, feeding in the fields to the north, near Farcet, in the company of Mute Swan.
Bittern
The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…