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…

For young people interested in a career in conservation, there are numerous routes to try. Peatland Progress trainee, Katie, highlights some of the opportunities and advice they encountered at the…

Ellen Blackmore shares the Peatland Progress trainees' latest collaboration, with the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge. A behind-the-scenes tour, assisting with research and…

Peatland Progress trainees head out into the Great Fen to develop their skills as ecologists and conservation rangers!

It's hard to believe three years has already passed since we launched this exciting programme of youth-led conservation. Laura Allen takes a look at their impressive achievements.

Youth Ranger Broden shares his experience and photos from bird transects at Ramsey Heights as a part of his DofE award.

How can young people really get a feel for working in conservation? Communities and Education Officer, Laura Allen, shares the many exciting ways they can get involved.

Ever since our intern Kaitlyn was young, she had a small fear of insects. Since starting her journey with the Wildlife Trust to become an ecologist, she has started to battle her fear, and even…

Weeks three and four for our Peatland Progress interns have really solidified their skills with school groups and surveys.