Spring arrivals
The Fen is starting to get really lively at this time of year; you can hear the difference.
The Fen is starting to get really lively at this time of year; you can hear the difference.
Chiffchaffs singing their name (“chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff”), can now be heard in the Fen, on a sunny day; of which there have been quite a few this week
Natural England Reserve Manager, Tristan Colaco, explains how Rhododendron has thrived at Holme Fen NNR but how its removal, alongside birch clearance, will positively impact the exciting…
Following record February rainfall in East Anglia, the water levels are high and as the temperatures are mild, wildlife at the Great Fen is taking advantage of the opportunities provided.
Tristan Colaco, Natural England Reserve Warden, highlights the special wildlife thriving on our nature reserves as a result of habitat management this spring.
Spring has sprung, so there is plenty to look out for. Listen for new arrivals as we enter one of the most exciting periods in the wildlife calendar.
Natural England Reserve Manager, Tristan Colaco, introduces some new arrivals and their essential habitat management skills at Woodwalton Fen this spring.
Senior Reserves Officer Nicky Hennessy introduces the new technology benefiting our conservation grazers and the landscape.
Spring has sprung and the wildlife is responding. Birds are on the move; winter visitors are leaving, and the spring migrants are arriving. The Great Fen Monitors, our great team of voluntary…
Serenading linnets and drumming snipe usher in the start of spring?
The temperature has certainly dropped, but we are still getting some bright, sunny days.
Many species of bird are using the southerly winds to aid their migration to us this spring. In recent days, blackcaps, chiffchaffs, and willow warblers, have all been heard in the Great Fen; now…