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Woodwalton Fen

Photo credit: Martin Bell 

Big Ideas

With two of the last fragments of wild fen - Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen - under threat and the quickly disappearing peat putting the future of farming in the area at risk, some 'big ideas' are needed to secure the vision of a rich and sustainable future for the Great Fen and those who live in it.

Painting of cranes over the Great Fen by Gorbatov

Painting of cranes over the Great Fen by Gorbatov

Landscape Scale Habitat Restoration

Woodwalton Fen

Woodwalton Fen 

Safeguarding Carbon

Sphagnum Moss

Sphagnum Moss - Vicky Nall

Wet Farming

Woodwalton Fen

View of wetland habitat, Woodwalton Fen NNR, Cambridgeshire, UK - Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Flood Protection

Woodwalton Fen

Photo credit: Martin Bell 

UNESCO Fen Biosphere

Future Plans

Photo: The Great Fen - Future Plans

Connecting People to Nature

Much of these Big Ideas have come about as a result of the Great Fen Partnership organisations vision.

Read about the Great Fen vision

Painting of cranes over the Great Fen by Gorbatov

Painting of cranes over the Great Fen by Gorbatov

Great Fen Vision

Restoration Project Progress

Landscape

RSPB Volunteer work party conducting reed and vegetation management at Vange Marsh, Essex - Paul Harris/2020VISION

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Our Big Ideas are only possible thanks to the donations and support provided by so many.

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