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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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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 28/09/2026

We welcomed Sam Carling, MP for North West Cambs, to the Great Fen on Friday. He met our CEO Brian Eversham and Director of Conservation Matt Jackson at the site of our most recent wetland restoration work at New Decoy Farm and learnt about the importance of rewetting this peatland landscape.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 28/09/2026

😮Not your typical mushroom...

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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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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 22/09/2026

👷‍♀️We lowered and enlarged an island at Lilbourne Meadows in Northants in August to benefit wading birds which love muddy edges where they can feed on insect larvae. 🐣Oystercatcher and little ringed plover have bred on the island since it was created.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 18/09/2026

🪩Disco the highland cow calf born last year in Northants. He's transformed into a moody teen with a spectacular fringe and is looking for love with some of the older females of the herd. 🤞No luck yet but there's plenty of time and lots of work to do on our reserves grazing wildflower meadows.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 17/09/2026

🦋Some butterflies to remind us of summer... 💛A clouded yellow snapped by Steve Clark at Summer Leys in Northants. 🌷Great Fen conservation officer Jasmin spotted this beautiful wall butterfly recently. 🥰And this summer silver washed fritillaries returned to Oaks Wood in Cambourne - by Nik.

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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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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 15/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ We’re taking on the Great Eastern Run in Peterborough to raise money for local wildlife across Beds, Cambs & Northants! 🌿💚 Every donation helps protect habitats and create a wilder future for nature and people. Support our team: www.justgiving.com/team/run-for...

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 14/09/2026

🌾Pulloxhill Marsh survived. Help us protect it forever. 👉 Donate today at www.wildlifebcn.org/pulloxhill Just a few fields from our Flitwick Moor nature reserve, lies Pulloxhill Marsh. A fragment of ancient countryside that has somehow escaped the impacts of modern agriculture and development.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 12/09/2026

📸 Could your photo be our next Header Photo of the Month? 🌿 Send us your favourite photo taken on one of our reserves for a chance to feature on our Facebook & Bluesky headers! 📅 Deadline: 20th September 📧 communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org We can't wait to see your photos!

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 11/09/2026

🦡Ready, Sett, Go! 🏃‍♂️On Brocktober 11th the Wildlife Trust BCN's Team Badger will be taking part in the Great Eastern Run raising funds for nature. 👉Visit the Just Giving page to meet the runners and sponsor them! www.justgiving.com/team/run-for-the-wild

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 11/09/2026

🌿Getting the nature message across to our region's MPs is a vital part of our job. The summer recess is an opportunity to meet elected representatives on reserves & we've been busy showing them the value of conservation & why it needs more support. Read more www.wildlifebcn.org/news/getting...

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 10/09/2026

Could you help shape a wilder future? 🌿 We’re looking for new Trustees to help guide the future of nature across Beds, Cambs & Northants. You don’t need to be a wildlife expert, just passionate about making a difference. 💚 Find out more & apply 👇 www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteering...

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 09/09/2026

Exciting changes are coming to Northamptonshire! 🌿 Our Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre at Rushden Lakes is getting an upgrade, with new exhibits & classroom facilities to help more people of all ages connect with nature. 💚🦫 Read more: www.wildlifebcn.org/news/northan...

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Northants visitor centre gets upgrade as Wildlife Trust plans to engage more of the community | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants

A visitor centre will be getting an upgrade as part of changes to Wildlife Trust nature reserves in Northamptonshire.

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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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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Great day at the @wildlifebcn.org Species and Habitats Workshop run by @brianecambs.bsky.social, good to refresh and link up topics. Plus, some #PanSpeciesListing lifers: ⭐️ Striped Millipede (Ommatoiulus sabulosus) ⭐️ Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) - tbc ⭐️ Aphanus rolandri ⭐️ Rubus vestitus

A black millipede with red stripes on the palm of a hand.

A pale spider on the underside of an oak leaf.

A black bug with an orange patch on the side of a hand.

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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 · 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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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 01/09/2026

☢️❌ This is what greeted one of our reserve officers at Fancott Wood & Meadows nature reserve in Bedfordshire this weekend. Protecting these special places is already a challenge, but fly-tipping & antisocial behaviour make it even tougher.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 01/09/2026

🍁September events are here! We've got some amazing events lined up this month. Have a look & book www.wildlifebcn.org/events

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 01/09/2026

We've had a fantastic year for hummingbird hawk moths and this months header photo is this beautiful shot of one by Steve Clark at Summer Leys! 😍

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 24/08/2026

🐛Last week was our annual Youth Week - we invited teens and young adults behind the scenes of conservation. 🦋Inspiring the next generation of conservationists is vital. If you would like to support this work why not donate to the Wilder Future Fund today www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund

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Geoff Smith @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Here we can see the duration and extent (20ha) of the ongoing fire at Holme Fen, near Peterborough in this #Copernicus #Sentinel-2 time series. @wildlifebcn.org @greatfen.org.uk @eastangliabylines.co.uk @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @esaearth.esa.int @dundeesat.bsky.social @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

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Kyle Smith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jkylesmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Dropped in to see the white-winged black tern at @wildlifebcn.org Summer Leys this afternoon with Kev Heath. Distant and mobile but a stunning bird despite being in moult @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 13/08/2026

🌿 Passionate about wildlife? We’re looking for a Volunteer Reserves Officer – West Cambridgeshire! Gain hands-on conservation experience, develop new skills and help protect nature. 🦋🌳 📍 West Cambridgeshire | 3 days/week Find out more: www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteering...

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 13/08/2026

🦫 Members can join us at Nene Wetlands for an exclusive tour of the beaver enclosure. 🌿 Explore behind the scenes 🦫 Learn about our beavers 🌙 Look for them at dusk 📅 21 August | 7–9pm 🎟️ Members only Book www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-... #Beavers #NeneWetlands #WildlifeTrustBCN

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

Just the bright sunshine mood lift we all need right now! 😍 @wildlifebcn.org

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 12/08/2026

📸 Have you captured a stunning moment on one of our nature reserves? ✨ This month’s winning image was a stunning shot of a male mottled grasshopper at Cooper's Hill by Keith Balmer. 📅 Deadline: 20th August 📧 Send to: communicationsteam@wildlifebcn.org

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Great Fen @greatfen.org.uk · 10/08/2026

Please watch this update from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue about the current fire at Holme Fen NNR: www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7R...

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Anyone interested in these birding journals? Donation to @wildlifebcn.org, pay for postage.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 07/08/2026

"Our generation does not have a dislike for nature, simply a naivety to its importance." – Emma, 15. Today we're launching our new Young People and Nature theme for the Wilder Future Fund. 🌿

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 07/08/2026

History & nature go hand in hand at Fleam Dyke 🌿 This ancient landscape is also a vital wildlife corridor, with chalk grassland restoration helping to create bigger, better-connected habitats for nature. 🎥 Listen to our latest podcast episode here www.wildlifebcn.org/get-involved...

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Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

1. #MarshTit (I think) @wildlifebcn.org Waresley Woods 2 & 3 Juvenile cuckoo being fed by a reed warbler @rspbengland.bsky.social Fowlmere 4. Hummingbird hawk moth @rspb.bsky.social The Lodge #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 05/08/2026

We're a little late for posting this one we do apologise! But here is our August winner. A fabulous male mottled grasshopper at Cooper's Hill in Bedfordshire by Keith Balmer.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 05/08/2026

🌿 Looking for something to do in #Cambourne? Cambourne Nature Reserve has a brilliant programme of events coming up, including family activities, seasonal strolls, youth rangers, night walks and more. Find out what's on and book your place: www.wildlifebcn.org/events

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Sarah Lambert @sarahlambert7.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Out recording NVC quadrats at @wildlifebcn.org Fulbourn Fen NR today. During a short break I spotted these two moths - Marbled Clover and Lesser Pearl - both could be migrants but also just about within their native range, and the right sort of habitat... #mothsmatter #teammoth

A Marbled Clover (Heliothis viriplaca) moth, the pale ochre forewings with a deeper brown band across the middle, sitting on a Dewberry leaf

A Lesser Pearl moth (Sitochroa verticalis) with yellow-orange wings patterned with undulating orange lines, sitting on a Common Knapweed Leaf

Underwings of a Lesser Pearl moth (Sitochroa verticalis) sitting on a Common Knapweed Leaf showing the characteristic dark bands

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

Cambs Fire & Rescue Service have shared a plea for visitors to Holme Fen to please not cross the cordoned off sections. The ground may be very unstable, looking safe on the surface but burnt hollow underneath! They’ll keep checking for hotspots over the next few days.

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 28/07/2026

🌿 Looking for something to do this August? There's something for all ages to enjoy outdoors this summer. Find your next adventure: www.wildlifebcn.org/events #Wildlife #Nature #SummerEvents #BCNWildlife

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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

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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Oliver Andrews @oliverandrews.com · 26/07/2026

Woodland plants and flowers from @wildlifebcn.org Short Wood and Southwick Wood, back in May. #outdoors #nature #photography #naturephotography

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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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Emma Whitfield @emmawhitfield.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The scabious at Pegsdon was alive with thousands of Six-Spot Burnets & there were so many Chalkhill Blues flying over the slopes. The marjoram looked beautiful & was full of butterflies. Thanks to @wildlifebcn.org & the volunteers for all the work they do. @bcbedsnorthants.bsky.social

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 24/07/2026

A message from our CEO. 🌾 More than 97% of England's species-rich grasslands have disappeared since the 1930s. We're working to protect what's left, but we need your help. Please donate if you can. 💚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QMv...

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We Need Your Help To Protect A Disappearing Habitat

YouTube video by Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 22/07/2026

“I’ve lived through 50-odd years of good natural history... & Strawberry Hill is taking me back to my teenage years, for insect abundance and birdsong.” 🐦🦋 Our CEO @brianecambs.bsky.social on why Strawberry Hill in Beds matters for UK nature conservation: www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

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Call for more ‘truly wild’ areas to show how nature-rich UK could be

Some rewilding sites are amazing experts and the public with how much wildlife they support, backers of projects say.

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