Talks & Educational Visits
The Project is keen to hold talks and meetings with local residents and also encourage school and other educational activities. To Contact the project click here.
Events
- Wildlife Training Workshop - Beginning with Insects
6 August 2008 - 10am-4pm
- Marvellous Minibeasts Family Event
7 August 2008 2pm-4pm
- British Birdwatching Fair
15, 16 & 17 August 2008
- Great Fen Heritage Family Day
14 September 11am – 4pm
- Ramsey Rural Museum Plough Day and Country Fair
28th September 2008 - 11am-5pm
- Autumn at Ramsey Heights
23 October 2pm-4pm
- Wetlands Day
25 October 2008
- School Visits to Woodwalton Fen
Ongoing
- Great Fen concerts
6 & 7 May 2009
Wildlife Training Workshop - Beginning with Insects
6 August 2008 - 10am - 4pm
Do you know the difference between a bee and a wasp or a beetle and a bug, or a moth and a butterfly? What makes an insect an insect? For those who want a beginner's guide to the insect world, including how to use an identification key and information about other resources available to help you learn.
To book a place on this course and find out about other workshops, please click here
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Marvellous Minibeasts Family Event
7 August 2008 2pm-4pm
Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom
Come and search for minibeasts around the reserve and make model minibeasts and minibeast hotels to take home. All welcome.
Suggested donation L2.00 per person / L5.00 per family. For more information please contact Helen Moore on helen.moore@wildlifebcnp.org or 01353 664745.
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15, 16 & 17 August 2008
Come and see the Great Fen team at this year's Bird Fair. Described as the birdwatcher's Glastonbury, Birdfair encompasses the whole spectrum of the birdwatching industry whilst at the same time supporting global bird conservation. This is the event of the year if you're into birds and wildlife. There are hundreds of stands selling the latest products for wildlife enthusiasts. You'll find everything, from scopes to sculptures, binoculars to bird food, eGuides to eco-holidays!
For more information visit www.birdfair.org.uk/
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14 September 11am – 4pm
Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom & Woodwalton Fen
Delve into fenland history and take a themed 1900 guided walk around Ramsey Heights’ tile and brick works, meet characters from the past who worked and lived in the area and play Victorian games. The Rothschild Bungalow will also be open to explore relics of the past.
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Ramsey Rural Museum Plough Day and Country Fair
28th September 2008 - 11am - 5pm
Ramsey Rural Museum
Come and see the Great Fen Project at the annual Ramsey Rural Country Fair. A fun family event with lots to do.
For more information visit here
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Mid-week walks
There will be mid-week walks in Holme and Woodwalton Fens offered from September. For more information please contact Helen Moore on helen.moore@wildlifebcnp.org or 01353 664745.
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23 October 2pm-4pm
Ramsey Heights Classroom
An afternoon of seasonal family activities. Suggested donation L2.00 per person / L5.00 per family. For more information, contact Helen Moore on helen.moore@wildlifebcnp.org or 01353 664745.
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25 October 2008
Cambridge Zoology Museum
Come and do some ditch dipping, bug making, at the Wetlands Day. The Great Fen Project will be there to answer and questions and there will be a display of the photography competition – Fens through the Lens.
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School Visits to Woodwalton Fen
A typical half day visit for a KS2 group of up to 30 pupils will include an introduction to the Great Fen Project and Fen habitats, a visit to an Edwardian gentleman’s weekend retreat and bird watching and/or ditch dipping.
A visit to Woodwalton Fen can be combined with a visit to Ramsey Rural Museum to explore the fascinating history of the fens.
From September, a Great Fen Day will include activities at the refurbished Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom.
For further details about these and other opportunities click here.
To book a visit and find out about coach subsidies, contact Helen Moore on 01353 664745 or
e-mail helen.moore@wildlifebcnp.org.
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Great Fen concerts
6 & 7 May 2009
Peterborough Cathedral and Kings College Chapel, Cambridge
The Great Fen Project partners have commissioned nationally-acclaimed composer John Woolrich and the Britten Sinfonia to create and perform a programme of music inspired by the landscape, history and wildlife of the Great Fen Project. Listen to the rare fenland habitat come alive as the music transports you through the raw beauty and serenity of the magnificent Great Fen. These world premiere concerts will be held in the majestic settings of Peterborough Cathedral and Kings College Chapel in Cambridge.
Tickets are now on sale. To find out more click here or call 01480 388248 for the Peterborough concert or 01223 357851 for the Cambridge concert.
If you belong to a club or society and would like an illustrated talk about the project, please get in touch with the project manager.
