The long-awaited planting of the sphagnum moss, the final wet-farming crop we are trialling in our Water Works project, is now underway.

Restoration work is attracting more wildlife, especially our winter visitors, and our volunteers have been busy preparing the breeding ponds at Ramsey Heights, for some amorous amphibians!

This time of year is perhaps the busiest time of year at Woodwalton Fen. Natural England Reserve Warden, Tristan Colaco, explains the strategy behind vegetation cutting to manage essential…

It's been over a year since we started our study of stonechats and, as this weekend marks World Bird Migration Day, it seems appropriate to highlight the fact that the stonechats are back,…

Project Manager Kate Carver talks us through the exciting leaps forward for the crops, the science and the people of our peatland paludiculture trials.

Tristan Colaco, Natural England Reserve Warden, highlights the special wildlife thriving on our nature reserves as a result of habitat management this spring.

Discover why peatland fires can be hard to detect and hard to put out and how we need your help to keep our wildlife and your homes safe.

Saturday 19th June was Celebrate the Fens Day. The day drew events across the region, bringing communities together, showcasing the unique landscapes, heritage, nature and beauty of the fens. In…

The month of June has brought vandalised viewpoints and mournfully low moth numbers, but the Fen is still 'Great' in more ways than one.

Helen Bailey shares some of the changes she has seen during her time at the Great Fen whilst working as a Restoration/Reserves Officer.