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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.

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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?

November sightings

Look to the skies and keep your ears open, as you never know what might be flying over.

Marbled orb weaver

October sightings

The winter wildfowl are just some of the visitors appearing this month, but the invertebrates are just as impressive!

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Amazing Veg and Protecting our Soils

Lorna Parker visited G's farm to discover what one of the UK's biggest salad growers is doing to try and reduce its carbon footprint and protect peat soils.

Keeled skimmer male by Andy Frost

An unexpected journey?

Two of the monitoring projects at the Great Fen have both yielded some anticipated, as well as unexpected results this year.

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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…

Swallows

September sightings

A time of change. Our summer visitors are leaving us, other birds pass through and winter arrivals start to appear.

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Wet feet and lifted spirits

Great Fen Project Manager, Lorna Parker, shares news about the amazing peatland restoration and research that our colleagues at Lancashire Wildlife Trust are doing!

Kingfisher juvenile

July sightings

Warm weather finally brings out the insects, so time for some dragonfly spotting. Young birds are also on the wing, from kingfishers to reed warblers.

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