The Ramsey Heights Brickworks
In the 1800's there were three brickyards around Ramsey Heights, utilising the Oxford Clay, found just below the surface here.
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Wild in the Woods at Ramsey Heights
During October half term, we welcomed families to Ramsey Heights for a Wild in the Woods morning.
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.
New Pathways at Ramsey Heights
Our valued volunteers from Supported Steps in Ramsey and the Youth Rangers have been back at work improving the site for people and wildlife.
Recording the Spring Awakening
Youth Ranger Broden shares his experience and photos from bird transects at Ramsey Heights as a part of his DofE award.
Forest School
Discover Forest School at the Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve.
Our Favourite Free Family Outdoor Activities
School holiday fun doesn't have to be expensive. We've compiled some of our favourite activities to do at the Ramsey Heights nature reserve that won't cost you anything at all!
Stonechat Travels 5
Restoration work is attracting more wildlife, especially our winter visitors, and our volunteers have been busy preparing the breeding ponds at Ramsey Heights, for some amorous amphibians!
Raised bog
Unlike blanket bog, which smothers vast tracts of the uplands, raised bogs are discrete entities, often individually named, and are mostly found within agricultural landscapes in the lowlands.
Yellow-rattle
Brush through a wildflower meadow at the height of summer and you'll hear the tiny seeds of yellow-rattle rattling in their brown pods, hence its name.
Paludiculture, Ponds and Picking - Our Work Experience Diary
Ethan and Evan from Abbey College, Ramsey, spent a week with the Great Fen team on their year 10 work experience.
Great Fen lows and highs
The month of June has brought vandalised viewpoints and mournfully low moth numbers, but the Fen is still 'Great' in more ways than one.