
Time Travelling in the Fens
Chris Donnelly of the Cambridgeshire Geological Society takes us on a journey underground and back in time to the Neolithic fenland swamp!
Stonechat at Kester's Docking, October 2020, by Henry Stanier
Chris Donnelly of the Cambridgeshire Geological Society takes us on a journey underground and back in time to the Neolithic fenland swamp!
Catherine Weightman looks at changing peat depth in the Fens. Do official calculations correlate with the experience of farmers in the fields?
Are you ready for #PeatFreeApril! Or still confused about peat-free vs peat compost? What is peat-free compost made of? What are the pros and cons? Why should you care about gardening peat-free?…
Lorna Parker visited G's farm to discover what one of the UK's biggest salad growers is doing to try and reduce its carbon footprint and protect peat soils.
We have an exciting new project ahead, supported by the Co-op and the Co-op Foundation’s Carbon Innovation Fund partnership. We speak with Aleks Kowalski, Project Director of Drone RePeat, about…
Great Fen Project Manager, Lorna Parker, shares news about the amazing peatland restoration and research that our colleagues at Lancashire Wildlife Trust are doing!
Starting out on a PhD at University of East London, Georgemma Hunt shares some of her early-stage ambitions for using wetland farming crop - Typha latifolia - to produce a low-carbon…
With 97% of the UK's reed for thatching currently being imported, how can reed grown in the Great Fen contribute to the UK's commercial demand? Graham Carter, President of the East…
One of the benefits of hosting so many interesting groups in the Great Fen, is getting invited to return to their own fascinating projects! Project Manager Kate Carver shares highlights of a…