Wild Experiences
The Great Fen provides the perfect environment to create wild experiences.
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Find out how you can get involved in activities and explore volunteering opportunities.
Wildlife
The Great Fen is a fantastic place to see all kind of wildlife, plants and stunning scenery.
Nature Connection Sessions
Bringing nature to groups who can't get out and about to access the countryside. Our team spend an hour talking with the group, handing around objects and encouraging people to talk about their memories of nature.
Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve
Ramsey Heights nature reserve and The Wildlife Trust Countryside Centre is an ideal place for a short walk through ponds, reedbeds, meadows and trees, with plenty of wildlife and fen heritage to explore.
Enjoying and protecting nature with your dog
As the weather warms, hopefully more of us are heading outdoors. Walking brings enormous benefits to our physical and mental wellbeing. Bringing your dog along gives them the opportunity to…
Connecting People With Nature
Community engagement and education at the Great Fen
Wildlife highlights this summer
Merging natural history, ecological monitoring and wildlife conservation has provided some new 'shared' highlights at the Great Fen this summer.
Help wildlife in the cold
The colder months can be a tough time for wildlife, food is scarce and hibernators are looking for shelter. That's why we’ve put together our top tips for maintaining your garden for wildlife…
My experiment
Simon has been restoring Wild Meadows for three years. By planting trees, digging a lake and sowing meadows, he is showing how quickly wildlife like otters, badgers and tawny owls can return, and…
Wildlife day and night, in the Great Fen
The last Saturday of August is International Bat Night and so, once again, volunteers and staff from the Wildlife Trust guided the public on a bat survey of Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve…
Our Favourite Fen Wildlife
Staff and volunteers in the Great Fen are fortunate to spend their days enjoying the best of the Fen's wildlife. What were their top spots in 2022?