The hot weather has brought the insects out day and night. June has been a fascinating time to investigate the Great Fen.

Our ever-reliable and hard-working volunteers from Supported Steps have been all over the fen these last few months, no matter the weather.

The Mobile Inspiration Hub, our paludicultural tiny house, had its first outing at the Cambridgeshire County Show. Great Fen Project Officer, Helen Bailey, tells us all about it.

Since retirement, Catherine Weightman has been balancing her time between working for wildlife in the Great Fen and the wildlife at home, in her award-winning garden!

Cameron (year 10, Neale-Wade Academy) and Ashley (year 12, Sir Harry Smith Community College) joined us for a week's conservation work experience.

Libby and Hannah are year 12 students from Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon. They joined us for work experience, learning about conservation careers and local wildlife.

Ethan and Evan from Abbey College, Ramsey, spent a week with the Great Fen team on their year 10 work experience.

The next phase of evolution for the restoration land at New Decoy is complete. From arable farmland to grassland to new wetland habitat. Helen Bailey, Great Fen Project Officer, tells us more.

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.

Young people want to work in conservation, so what's stopping them? Our Peatland Progress trainees reflect on their career journeys so far and what the barriers may be for the new generation…