Blog: Wildlife

Stonechat at Kester's Docking, October 2020, by Henry Stanier

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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…

Jasmin takes a selfie wearing a black Wildlife Trust logo beanie hat and logo sweatshirt

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:…

A collage of images showing a Mum and two boys in woodland and smiling to camera

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!

Focus on small wildflowers in foreground with blurred young people looking at plants in background

Ecologists of the Future

We put a call out to the Ecologists of the Future, inviting them to join us in a special new workshop, an Introduction to Ecology with Brian Eversham.

Stoat bounding through grass towards camera

Favourite Fen Wildlife Moments in 2024

Staff and volunteers in the Great Fen are fortunate to spend their days enjoying the best of the Fen's wildlife. What were their top spots in 2024?

Great Fen female glow-worm

Glow-worms of the Great Fen

On 12th July, Laura and Rebekah lead our second glow-worm walk at New Decoy in the Great Fen. Read all about their evening and the incredible insects they were on the lookout for.

A young girl and boy sit on a wooden log bench holding the bird boxes they've made.

Half Term Families Had Great Fen Fun

The February half-term holiday provided multiple opportunities to meet new families and show them how they can help wildlife at home.

A boy in a blue jumper stands in a green field pointing to a tree line in the distance

Daniel's Big Wild Walk

On Sunday 22nd October, Daniel Stoker, a young fan of the Great Fen, joined in with The Wildlife Trust's national fundraising challenge, The Big Wild Walk!

Natural England and Wildlife Trust colleagues stand around bags of bog myrtle cuttings cheering for the camera

A partnership in landscape restoration

Hear from Reserve Manager, Tristan Colaco, how Natural England and Wildlife Trust reserves teams have been working together this spring to further the landscape restoration.

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