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To Peat or Not to Peat - that's the compost question

Are you ready for #PeatFreeApril! Or still confused about peat-free vs peat compost? What is peat-free compost made of? What are the pros and cons? Why should you care about gardening peat-free?…

Dog walking

Enjoying and protecting nature with your dog

As the weather warms, hopefully more of us are heading outdoors. Walking brings enormous benefits to our physical and mental wellbeing. Bringing your dog along gives them the opportunity to…

First cowslips in flower

March sightings

Amidst the changeable weather, signs of spring are peaking through. Keep your eyes and ears open.

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Women in Conservation - Introducing Jasmin

Never letting anyone else's expectations of what she could achieve limit her ambitions, International Women's Day seems the perfect opportunity to properly introduce Jasmin Atkinson:…

Water Vole

Volunteer, and learn the Way of the Water Vole

Learn the Way of the Water Vole and become one with the Fen this year, by volunteering to join our Monitoring & Research team. Help us survey for signs of 'Ratty', the beloved…

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Our 12 Days Wild

12 Days Wild is the Wildlife Trust's festive challenge. We caught up with Great Fen fans, the Fletcher family, to see how they managed to do one wild thing every day!

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Kate Carver Retires

As we prepared to say good bye to 2024, we also had to say goodbye to an incredible colleague, Kate Carver, retiring after 14 years with The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants as the…