Animals, plants and the changing habitats themselves, are monitored by a team of volunteers and staff.

If you can help with this monitoring, please contact
Henry Stanier the Great Fen Monitoring and Research Officer.

Wildlife in summer

Details of some of the animals and plants that can be seen at this time of year in different parts of the Great Fen

Teal landing

Guy Pilkington

Monitoring Project sightings

Date: Sat,11th Feb 2017
Species: Birds
Location: Woodwalton Fen NNR Meres

32 species and total of 729 birds including 452 Teal

2 Bittern (one on each of Gordon’s and Rothchild’s), 1 Black-headed Gull, 8 Blackbird, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Buzzard, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 18 Coot, 2 Cormorant, 16 Gadwall, 45 Goldfinch, 6 Great Tit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Greylag Goose over, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 85 Mallard, 1 Mash Harrier female, 2 Moorhen, 6 Mute Swan over, 1 Pheasant, 16 Pintail (first for this season), 1 Reed Bunting, 5 Robin, 1 Snipe. 452 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail ( one paddled below main window of Rothchild’s plus one heard), 13 Woodpigeon, and 2 Wren.