Events & Family Activities
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My family
Rutland Water has been a part of Becky's life since she was 16. She has grown up with the staff and volunteers as her extended family and closest friends. At the age of 16, she met her…
A summer heatwave
While we did have a bit of a rain shower on the Great Fen yesterday, late in the afternoon, it has been a dry summer.
Community Consultants Appointed
Bright Culture has been appointed Community Consultants for Peatland Progress: A New Vision for the Fens
Peatland Progress Community Outreach - A Winter Diary
The community engagement for Peatland Progress has sprung into action with the new year. Our new Communities and Education Manager, Alison Chaves, updates on events, talks, TV interviews and more…
My family history
Whilst researching his family history, Vic found that many of his ancestors were connected to wild places as gamekeepers, shepherds, millers, gardeners or agricultural labourers. His lifelong love…
Wildlife highlights this summer
Merging natural history, ecological monitoring and wildlife conservation has provided some new 'shared' highlights at the Great Fen this summer.
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
My family time
Siti and Amin love visiting Stocker’s Lake for a walk at the weekend. It’s just 15 minutes from where they live in Rickmansworth. The great outdoors is right on your doorstep.
Summer at Water Works
Project Manager Kate Carver talks us through the exciting leaps forward for the crops, the science and the people of our peatland paludiculture trials.
The Summer Cut at Woodwalton Fen
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…
Farm to Furniture - Summer School Success
In 2025, we hosted an exciting new summer school with art school STORE. Students experimented with materials made from wetland plants to design and construct their own furniture.