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Wildlife Trust BCN

@wildlifebcn.org
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We are the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants. Caring for nature reserves, inspiring people to love wildlife and making our three counties wilder. Join us! www.wildlifebcn.org/join

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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 2h
🌿 We’re hiring! 💧 Could you help support the development of a full Cam Catchment Plan & work with partners to improve the health of the River Cam & its chalk streams? 📍 Cambourne, Cambs ⏰ 15 hrs/week | 15-month role 💷 £13.45/hour 📅 Apply by 9am, 26 Oct 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/cam-cat...
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 3h
📣We're looking for 3 new trustees! 🦋 If you’re 18+ passionate about wildlife & have ideas, skills or experience to share, we want to hear from you. 👩‍🎓 Matt became a trustee as a student it’s a great way to support nature & learn new skills. 📝 Apply by 16 Oct: www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteering...
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 06/10/2026
🏃The Great Eastern Run is this weekend! 🦡Team Badger have been preparing...maybe a bit too much... We'd love for them to get to £3k by race day, can you help? 👉 www.justgiving.com/team/run-for...
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 05/10/2026
🥳We are very excited to see work starting on one of our biggest ever wetland restoration sites. Now, after lots of planning and preparation, the diggers have arrived to turn an area almost the size of Hyde Park into a thriving wetland. Read more here www.wildlifebcn.org/news/work-st...
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 05/10/2026
Fancy joining us this October? 🦔🍁 From autumn walks and wildlife discoveries to spooky seasonal fun, there’s something for everyone! See all our October events & book your place 👇 www.wildlifebcn.org/events #WildlifeTrustBCN
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 05/10/2026
🎃 There’s plenty more October fun! 🌿 Nature Girls 🔥 Family bushcraft 🎃 Halloween activities 🌱 Eco gardening 🌳 Woodland adventures Plus lots more ways to get outdoors and connect with nature! 🍂
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 05/10/2026
🍂 October is here! Our teams have plenty of autumn adventures lined up across our three counties. 🍁 Wildlife walks 🐛 Little Bugs 🦉 Owl Pellet Dissection 🐦 Brilliant Birds More to come! 🧵👇
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/10/2026
🏠🌿Cambridge needs homes - and it also need space for nature. We have responded to the Greater Cambridge Local Plan consultation urging planners not to water down commitments to wildlife around the city. Read more here www.wildlifebcn.org/news/wildlif... 📸 Trumpington Meadows
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/10/2026
This months header winner is Neil St John with this shot all the team loved, of a bittern and sheep at Summer Leys! The team loved this one as it looks like the sheep is a little shocked to have seen the elusive bittern. Well done Neil.
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 01/10/2026
✅On #GiftAidAwarenessDay, we want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all our donors who #TickTheBox. You help us to help so many more! Every year, charities miss out on £560m in unclaimed Gift Aid tax relief. Help us claim more and do more. #GiftAidAwarenessDay @cfgsocial.bsky.social
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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 · 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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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 · 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
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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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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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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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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 07/08/2026
Emma's words remind us that it's not that young people don't care about nature – many simply haven't had the opportunity to experience it. Read her story: www.wildlifebcn.org/blog/emma-b/...
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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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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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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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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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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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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 21/07/2026
Need ideas for the summer holidays? 🌞🌿 Join us for wildlife adventures, from family nature sessions and summer schools to woodland camps and evening wildlife experiences. Find your next adventure here www.wildlifebcn.org/school-holidays #SummerHolidays #Nature #FamilyFun #WildlifeTrustBCN
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 20/07/2026
🤔What impact does your membership or donation have? Our latest Impact Report is out now & shows the work we have carried out for nature & people over the past year thanks to your support. Read the full report here www.wildlifebcn.org/impact
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 13/07/2026
📸 Your photo could become our next social media header image! 🌿🐦 We’re looking for beautiful shots taken across our reserves to feature as our header photo of the month. ✨ This month’s winning image was this great shot of a curious reed warbler at Summer Leys by Steve Clark. 👇 All details below
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 09/07/2026
🌼 Looking for plans this Sunday? Join us at our Summer Fair at The Manor House in Cambourne! Enjoy local artisan stalls, homemade cake, family activities, wildlife gardening inspiration and more. 📅 Sunday 12 July 🕐 1–4pm 💚 Free entry (donations welcome) www.wildlifebcn.org/summer-fair
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 09/07/2026
🌿 We're hiring! 🌿 Join our team as a Reserves Engagement Officer & help connect communities with our nature reserves. Fab opportunity to inspire visitors, support conservation, and play a key role in protecting wildlife through meaningful public engagement. 🔗 www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 03/07/2026
🏞️It's a change of scenery for this beautiful one. 🐮The highland cows at our Pegsdon Hills reserve in Bedfordshire are heading to some other sites to help us manage grasslands. 🎋Grazing is vital for wildflower meadows to ensure they are in peak condition. www.wildlifebcn.org/wilderfuturefund
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/07/2026
🦫 Busy, busy beavers! Our latest podcast episode catches up with the resident beavers at Delta Pit. Sophie joins Pete & Ben to explore how the site has changed over the past year & why beavers continue to be such remarkable ecosystem engineers. 🎧 Listen here: www.wildlifebcn.org/podcast
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/07/2026
🌿 July is packed with wildlife walks, family fun, creative workshops and chances to enjoy nature across Beds, Cambs & Northants. Where will nature take you this month? 🍃 See what's on and book your place: www.wildlifebcn.org/events #WildlifeBCN #Nature #Summer #GetOutside
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/07/2026
🌿 July is packed with wildlife walks, family fun, creative workshops and chances to enjoy nature across Beds, Cambs & Northants. Where will nature take you this month? 🍃 See what's on and book your place: www.wildlifebcn.org/events #WildlifeBCN #Nature #Summer #GetOutside
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/07/2026
🌿 July is packed with wildlife walks, family fun, creative workshops and chances to enjoy nature across Beds, Cambs & Northants. Where will nature take you this month? 🍃 See what's on and book your place: www.wildlifebcn.org/events #WildlifeBCN #Nature #Summer #GetOutside
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 02/07/2026
🐍Grass snakes are the largest native snakes in Britain, recognisable by the pale belly & distinctive yellow & black collar behind the head. Harmless & semi-aquatic, commonly found near ponds & even in garden compost heaps. Our Head of Supporter Engagement Laurie spotted this beauty in her garden 🤩
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 01/07/2026
This month's header photo winner is Steve Clark with this lovely reed warbler shot at Summer Leys in Northants.
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 30/06/2026
🌿 We're hiring! Join the @greatfen.org.uk team as our Communities & Education Officer and inspire people of all ages to connect with nature through engaging events and learning opportunities. Find out more and apply: www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/communi... 💚
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 24/06/2026
👉Please don't try and cool down by swimming at our nature reserves - unless you are a beaver! 🦫It's rare to spot our beavers out and about at Delta Pit in the Nene Wetlands but Lara, Special Protection Area Engagement Officer, got lucky on a walk there recently.
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Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · 23/06/2026
📣New! Members-only events📣 👉Come along and learn how your membership is helping the wildlife across our region. 🦋Join our Promotions Officers Paul and Megan on Wed July 1 at the Great Fen. 📍Head to www.wildlifebcn.org/events and search 'members only' to book and see more exclusive upcoming events.
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