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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 04/10/2026

Did you know you can listen to and submit wildlife audio recordings on a website called xeno-canto.org? Our thanks to Andrew Harrop who has started things off at Woodwalton Fen NNR! Have you got any records you could submit? @wildlifebcn.org #birdsong #audiorecording

Screenshot of zeno-canto website showing Woodwalton Fen on a map with numbers in blue showing number of recordings available

A pop up window shows which species recordings are available at that map point

Each opens an audio player to listen to the recording. This example is of a sedge warbler

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 02/10/2026

🍎HERE WE GO!!!! It's a long one, but here are our exciting entertainers, delicious caterers, clever crafters, talented creatives and so much more that will make the Apple and Harvest Fair an event NOT TO BE MISSED! Only a week to go, so make sure it's in the diary. And come for the whole day!

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 02/10/2026

We're delighted to say that the free shuttle bus from Ramsey centre to the Apple and Harvest Fair is running again this year. Thanks to Ramsey Community Bus! Here's the timetable. @wildlifebcn.org #appleandharvestfair #AppleDay #CommunityEvent #FreeEvent #communitysupport

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 02/10/2026

Looking for an opportunity to gain practical conservation skills and meet likeminded young people? Join our Youth Rangers🌿 Our next monthly session is on Wednesday 28th October! 🫵 Aged 11-17 and want to get involved? 🔗 For more info & to book upcoming sessions check the events link below

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 30/09/2026

📣LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO GO📣 The Great Fen Apple and Harvest Fair is fast approaching! 📍Ramsey Rural Museum & Walled Garden ⏱️Sunday 11th October 🍏FREE family event Our wonky veg and children's wildlife costume competitions are back (see details via link)! Find out more by following the link below!

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Want to learn more about the hidden life of fungi? Join our Fantastic Fungi Walk for 13-25 yrs this half term!🍄 If you'd like more information, follow the link below for Wildlife BCN Events! #fungi #holmefen #youngpeople #greatfen #nature #activities #cambridgeshire #workshop #halfterm

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Did you know our very own Helen Bailey is in the Great Eastern Run in less that two weeks? And she's raising money, as part of the incredible #TeamBadger, for @wildlifebcn.org. She would dearly love your support! www.justgiving.com/team/run-for... #greateasternrun #fundraising #halfmarathon

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 28/09/2026

Want to learn more about what our local owls have been eating? 🦉 Join our Family Owl Pellet Dissection at Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve this half term! If you'd like more info, follow the link below! #owls #nature #childrensactivities #ramsey #cambridgeshire #workshop #family #greatfen

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 25/09/2026

We're sharing the power of #paludiculture at the Cambridge Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival this Sunday! Free entry. Parker's Piece, Cambridge | Sunday 27th September | 10:30 - 16:00. See you there!

A wildflower meadow with yellow and purple blooms amongst long grass. Text reads Cambridge Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival 27th Sept | 10:30am - 4pm, Parker's Piece Cambridge

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Tales from the Fen return to the Apple and Harvest Fair with another fabulous free workshop, this time lino-printing your own tote bag! There are a limited number of places available so we recommend booking yours ASAP. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/apple-and-... @wildlifebcn.org

Image of a cotton bag printed with apple shapes in red and green. Text reads Tales from the Fen - Wild Roots Story and Crafts: Live storytelling to inspire your hand-printed tote bag.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Please offer a massively warm welcome to our new Communities and Education Officer, Alfie! We are delighted to have Alfie on the team and hope you'll all say hello if you see him out and about. @wildlifebcn.org #conservationjobs #newjob #YoungConservationists #CommunityEngagement #youthengagement

Alfie stands on a wooden fenced platform with reeds and trees behind. He wears blue jeans and a black Wildlife Trust branded hoodie.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Want to learn more about the interesting objects you can see in a clear night sky?💫 Book now to secure your place to join Dr Fred Stevenson's beginner's guide to the night sky! Follow the link below to our events page⭐ www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

A poster with a night sky and stars as the background, advertising for the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants' A beginner's guide to the night sky with Dr Fred Stevenson event.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 16/09/2026

The next thing to prep for our Apple and Harvest Fair is your fancy dress costume! We'd love to see your youngsters dressed as wonderful wildlife, especially to take part in the Harvest Queen parade. In return they get a free lucky dip prize! @wildlifebcn.org

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 13/09/2026

One Month To Go! It's time for a sneak peek at some of what's on offer at the Apple and Harvest Fair this year! Entertainment, food and drink, games and crafts, beautiful gifts and community building. And there's so much more to come! Have you marked your diary?

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 13/09/2026

We've only one month until our incredible Apple and Harvest Fair in Ramsey, Cambs! We have space for a few more stallholders with their own gazebo, and would love a couple more food vendors. £15 gazebo space. £50 food vendors. Get in touch if you're interested. info@greatfen.org.uk. Thank you!

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 11/09/2026

If you can't attend in person, please do follow this link to a short survey which we'd love your responses to. teams.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/evergreen-as...

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 11/09/2026

Please join our community consultation at Ramsey Library on Tuesday 15th September, from 11.30am-2pm. We'd love to hear what you already know about the Great Fen, what you'd like to know, what we could offer you in future and any other ideas or feedback you have!

Screenshot of a black and white poster that reads We’d love to hear what you think Join our community consultation to share your thoughts on the stories we tell about the fens and how we tell them.
15 September 2026, from 11:30 - 14:00 Ramsey Library
25 Great Whyte, Ramsey, Huntingdon, PE26 1HA
Your input will help us develop the walking trails around the Great Fen. We are interested in talking to people of all ages, with all levels of interest in nature and with all levels of prior knowledge about the fens and its wildlife.
You can also share your voice by scanning this QR code and completing the five minute survey. The first five people to complete the survey will each receive a £10 gift voucher

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 11/09/2026

Just over one week to go until our Heritage Open Days event at the Bungalow at Woodwalton Fen🏠 Step inside this historic building, learn about the history of the area and explore this beautiful nature reserve! www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

photo of a brown painted wooden bungalow on concrete stilts with a thatched rood. Set in a lush green nature reserve. Text reads heritage Open Days: Rothschild Bungalow Open Day. Woodwalton Fen NNR PE26 2RS. Sunday 20th September 10am-3pm Free entry wildlifebcn.org/events

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 09/09/2026

Thank you so much to everyone involved in this epic response, we are so grateful!! Please, everyone keep clear of the fire site, the middle section of Holme Fen remains closed. Do not pass barriers for your safety! We will share a map from Natural England ASAP. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Screenshot of Cambs Fire and Rescue Facebook post showing a photo of Assistant Chief Fire Officer Stuart Smith with John Torlesse, Deputy Director West Anglia, Natural England. They stand on bare peat, cleared of fallen trees. Text reads Today, after 32 days on site, we have finished at Holme Fen and officially handed the site back over to Natural England.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 07/09/2026

Little Bugs is back! 🐛 Join us on Wednesday 7th October for a fun and sociable morning of nature exploration and discovery for pre-school children! Follow the link to the Wildlife Trust BCN events page to book your tickets! www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

A poster showing pre-school children with nature craft masks and playing in the mud kitchen, to advertise for the Great Fen Little Bugs club meet up on Wednesday 7th October at 10:30am - 12pm, at Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 04/09/2026

We went batty with our Little Bugs on Wednesday, learning all about bats for #InternationalBatNight. We also made use of the massive windfalls in the mud kitchen for fabulously fruity soups and cakes! Wonderful to meet so many new families! @wildlifebcn.org #preschool #outdoorlearning

Collage of three bats made of black paper

Collage of mud kitchen photos and masses of damsons on the ground

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 04/09/2026

Come and visit our new 'Everyday Histories of the Great Fen' photography exhibition at the Rothschild Bungalow for our Heritage Open Day. www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-... @wildlifebcn.org #WoodwaltonFen #HeritageOpenDay #photographyexhibition #fenlandhistory

Sepia tone image of shopfront called Cade & Son, a woman in long skirt and large hat with two small girls in white dresses, three men in rolled sleeve shirts and long aprons over trousers.

Sepia tone image of a man and boy in shirt and waistcoat, and women in long over-dresses with gardening equipment

Black and white photo of Four men in suits in a lumpy field

black and white photo from 1930s of a Large haystack with many men working around and a traction engine

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 27/08/2026

Due to the forecasted rain and wind this Saturday, we have postponed our International Bat Night guided walk at Woodwalton Fen. The new date is Saturday 5th September, new start time 8pm. So, if you'd been sad to miss out on this sold out event, now's your chance! www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 24/08/2026

Delighted to meet Fiona & Helen after their epic Rothschild's Way walk. They're fundraising for a women's literacy project with Ugandan charity Kanaama www.justgiving.com/page/fiona-b... This 39 mile route Wicken Fen-Woodwalton Fen is impressive any time, let alone in a heatwave. Well done ladies!

Two ladies in walking boots, trousers, tshirts and rucksacks, stand in front of low-roofed building in the sun

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 19/08/2026

There’s an exciting multi-media showcase happening at Peterborough’s Railworld Wildlife Haven this Sunday, 23rd August! Science into Stories is a stunning display of artworks celebrating the Fens created by the local community, young and old. @wildlifebcn.org www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

Hands working on making nature-inspired prints

A care home resident meets a teenager to discuss fenland wildlife and folklore

A collection of printed artworks showing leaf, tree and invertebrate icons

Young artists work on easels in a nature reserve

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 19/08/2026

📵Unfortunately, our phone line is broken and appears to have been for a little while. If you've sent us a voicemail we cannot listen to it, sorry! Please email info@greatfen.org.uk while we are getting a new phone system arranged. Many thanks for your understanding! @wildlifebcn.org 📸Studio-Anneka

A small cream and brown kitten peers at a vintage phone handset

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 17/08/2026

Are you beginning to harvest what's survived the drought, only to find the weather's sent it squiffy? Discovered unusual shapes fruiting in the garden? Well save them and bring them along to our Wonkiest Veg competition at the Apple and Harvest Fair! Can you top last year's hilarious entries?

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 17/08/2026

It was battle of the rafts at our first Wild in the Woods Day Camp! What a brilliant activity. They worked to design and build their own unique rafts, then gently lowered them into the main pond to see who's would float (or withstand attack!). #summerholidays #schoolholidays #activitiesforkids

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 14/08/2026

(1) Here's a recap of the Intro to Invertebrates for teens workshop from 2025! Attendees learnt why invertebrates are important, used a range of surveying techniques and examined specimens under a microscope which helped to identify the species.🦗 LAST FEW PLACES AVAILABLE for this year's event!

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 14/08/2026

Want to step inside this historic building and learn about about the history of the Fens? Join our Heritage Open Days- Rothschild Bungalow Open day🏠 Find out more and book your FREE ticket via the events link! #heritageopendays #woodwaltonfen #nature #history #freeevent #familyevent #greatfen

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 14/08/2026

Little Bugs is back!🐛 Join us on Wednesday 2nd September to explore our nature reserve and discover more about its wonderful wildlife! Book now via the link below: www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-... #preschool #familyevent #nature #outdooradventure #greatfen #activities #ramsey #cambridgeshire

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 12/08/2026

We're very sorry to have cancelled a few events recently. Our apologies to everyone booked for the Adult Owl Pellet Dissection who missed out due to the burst water pipe! Thankfully now repaired...(1)

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 29/07/2026

Please take care exploring around our reserves at the moment! The ground is so dry, cracks are becoming cavernous. Who knows where you’ll end up?! @wildlifebcn #drought #heatwave

A large crack opens up on a parched brown path in a nature reserve.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 27/07/2026

Our summer nature trail is all about #MagicalMoths! From tomorrow, we’ll be hiding photos of our favourite Fen species around the Ramsey Heights nature reserve. Grab a free tick sheet from the info hut and go exploring! We’d love to know which real moths you see too! @wildlifebcn.org

A4 moth hunt worksheet laid on a desk top with laminated moth photos laid on top. Photos of a garden tiger moth and elephant hawk moth are seen.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 27/07/2026

#MothWeek may be over but just for fun one of our team has been playing with some new species ideas! Can you guess which animals have contributed their DNA? Head-start for anyone with a @wildlifebcn magazine as the collages are made from the latest issue. :)

A collaged moth made up of various animal parts overlaid on a photo of a rainbow over a fenland lake

A collaged moth made up of various animal parts overlaid on a photo of lush green nature reserve path

A collaged moth made up of various animal parts overlaid on a photo of a fenland lake

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 27/07/2026

It's a busy month ahead! Learn about local wildlife, how you can help and what a career in conservation might look like. Remember reserves are always open for you own explorations too @wildlifebcn.org #summerholidays #freeactivitiesforkids #wildlifeworkshop #naturelovers #summerevents #familyevent

Image of ragwort flowers overlaid with text boxes. Upcoming Adult Events August. Owl Pellet Dissection. Volunteer Open Day. International Bat Night Guided Walk

Image of ragwort flowers overlaid with text boxes. Upcoming Youth Events August. Wild in the Woods Day Camp age 7+. Creatures of the Night. Youth Rangers of the Fens. Conservation Experience Day age 16-25. Introduction to Invertebrates Workshop 13+.

Image of ragwort flowers overlaid with text boxes. Book Online August. Orange circle with QR code

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 24/07/2026

Our monitoring trainees, Maisy and Daniel, on #waterquality adventures this week. Regularly assessing the oxygen and pH levels (amongst other factors) enables us to quickly respond to any negative changes that could affect the wildlife. Fortunately, all was good this time around. @wildlifebcn.org

Daniel stands on the bank of a reed-lined water way, smiling to camera. He is holding a small device in one hand, connected by wire to equipment in a grey case on the ground. It is a sunny day with blue sky.

Daisy kneels on a wooden bridge over a reed-lined pond. Next to her is a grey case with monitoring equipment.

Daisy climbs up a reed-lined embankment along a waterway holding a long-poled and a hand-held piece of monitoring equipment.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 18/07/2026

Come and meet us at The Peterborough Museum’s Big Green Day! Turn left at the stairs, right down a corridor, left into the Victorian Kitchen. It’s now packed with activities for all ages, and it’s all free! #peterborough #activitiesforkids #familyevent #freeevent #birdfeeder #wildlifegarden

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 15/07/2026

Henry's Highlights are on the website! The hot weather has brought the insects out, day and night. Badger cubs are exploring, plant life is blossoming thanks to restoration work, and flocks of newly-fledged birds are on the move. Read all about his sightings blog www.greatfen.org.uk/blog/henry-s...

Close-up of an Emperor dragonfly clasping a reed leaf with dark brown legs, with a small brown beetle in their jaws. The dragonfly is shiny green and yellow, in focus against a blurry background of green leaves.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 13/07/2026

Our latest eNews went out last week. Did you get a copy? In this update, we talk about the #paludiculture #tinyhouse, new #wetlands, wildlife sightings, wildlife-friendly gardens, #WorkExperience, new events and more! Read it online at tinyurl.com/mwvepuvd #Groundswell2026 #conservationtraining

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 10/07/2026

For anyone who would find it useful, here's an #audiodescribed version of this Wild in the Woods reel. Do let us know if we can improve this is any way. Thank you!

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 10/07/2026

It's nearly the school holidays! That means it's almost time to go Wild in the Woods! Our day camps are back so send your wild things to us on August 5th and 26th for a fantastic day in the Fen. Book online at wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays @wildlifebcn.org

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 10/07/2026

It's the #BigGreenDay at Peterborough Museum on Saturday 18th July. Only a week away! Join us there to discover what you can do to help wildlife at home and what we're doing to help wildlife and tackle climate change in the Fens! @wildlifebcn.org #SchoolHolidayFun #childrenscrafts #naturelovers

The Big Green Day poster. A cartoon/claymation-type hand holds a 3D globe designed to look like a lightbulb. Speechbubble says Free, just drop in. Text reads Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery. Celebrate green living in Peterborough, Sat 18 July, 10am-4pm.
Discover how local organisations are helping to tackle climate change
• Join our Big Green LEGO® Party and take on the Green City Challenge
• Meet local groups including PECT, Landyke Trust and Peterborough City Council’s Recycling Team
Peterboroughmuseum.org.uk under a purple outline of the museum building

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 08/07/2026

Jake says, "I am thrilled to be part of the team at Ramsey Heights. In my spare time I love birdwatching, bird ringing, supporting wildlife craft events and Youth Ranger sessions." We hope they both love working here and that you'll say hello if you see them out in the Fen!

Jake is lying on his stomach on grass looking to camera. We see his head and shoulders. He is with a small white dog.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 08/07/2026

Aimee says, "I am passionate about freshwater environments and their restoration, and graduated with a Geography degree last year. I'm really looking forward to meeting people from different teams, and getting to learn about and contribute to different aspects of the BCN Wildlife Trust's work!"

Aimee stands smiling in a river, water reaching halfway up her wellies. She holds a long-handled net in both hands. We can see the river bank on the far side with grass and trees.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 08/07/2026

Please welcome our new Peatland Progress trainees! Aimee and Jake have joined us on a six month paid programme to gain vital skills and experience in the conservation sector. Today, they've headed out with their first school group visit to share their love of nature. @wildlifebcn.org

Aimee and Jake stand inside a wooden domes structure outside in a nature reserve. They smile to camera and lean on a half-height wall panel made of woven hazel and willow. Aimee wears a grey Wildlife Trust tshirt and Jake's is black. Jake also has sunglasses and a cream panama hat.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 03/07/2026

We were delighted to welcome the new High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, Mr Francis Burkitt DL, on a tour of a gloriously sunny Great Fen. It was a pleasure to show him around and to have his support for our work. Read his statement at tinyurl.com/dye6dtpz @wildlifebcn.org Image credit: High Sheriff

A dozen adults, mostly dressed in cool blues and khakis, sun hats and sunglasses, stand in front of a wooden thatched bungalow raised on concrete stilts. They're in a sunny nature reserve

The High Sheriff, wearing traditional uniform of black long-tail jacket, frilled white shirt and black peaked hat, points to the top of the Holme Post, a tall green metal pole. Henry, wearing khaki shirt and trousers, also points. They are in front of bracken and trees.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 01/07/2026

It’s day one of Groundswell Agriculture festival! The team are there with the Mobile Inspiration Hub, our tiny house made of #paludiculture materials. We’re also sharing a stall with Lancashire WT, so come and say hi to us all! Stand E3. @wildlifebcn.org #peatlandprogress #regenerativeagriculture

Alison and Helen stand beside a giant sign reading Groundswell. The letters stand shoulder-height on grass. In the background are many white pointed tents for trade stands at the event. The sky is blue and sunny. They wear sunglasses and T-shirts.

The wooden tiny house stands in a field in front of many white pointed tents, a Land Rover parked to the right. An inflatable sign two stories high for DSV to the left.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 01/07/2026

We’ve had two places become available for Friday’s glow-worm guided walk. Please email Danielle.page@wildlifebcn.org with your preferred contact number. Danielle will call to take payment. www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-... @wildlifebcn.org Image: Thomas John Ellis

a female glow-worm glowing in the dark, climbing a grass stem.

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 26/06/2026

If you're walking, cycling, skateboarding, roller-skating, or skipping your way down to our exciting multi-media exhibition Echoes of Change on Sunday, admission is just a suggested donation of £2pp. Explore the changing landscapes, histories and folklore of the Fens through art, drama and music.

A man freewheeling side saddle on a bike and a woman riding a bike, through a field on a sunny day, wearing summery clothes. Speech bubble calls out 'Hurry up darling, Echoes of Change is starting soon and we don't want to miss it!'

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