Spitfire excavation
A week-long excavation to unearth a Mark 1A Spitfire, which crashed at Holme Lode in the Great Fen in November, 1940, took place in October 2015, honouring the life of the young pilot who died on…
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News from Bedford Borough
Forest School, Nature Connection and Green Men - it's all happening in Bedford Borough!
When a 'new' species isn't news
Whether you call it a species or a subspecies, good conservation helps take care of both
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Bad news for badgers: culling is licensed in Northamptonshire
Badger culling has been taking place in the county - however it has only just been made public this week that licences were actually granted last August, flying in the face of previous government…
Our Five Year Vision 2015-2020
Find out what the vision of Wildlife Trust BCN is
Great Fen
The Great Fen is a landscape project to connect the two national nature reserves of Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen by restoring the surrounding land for wildlife.
Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Great Fen
Learn more about our Great Fen Living Landscape, one of Europe's largest wildlife restoration projects.
Great Fen Ecotour
Join this wildlife tour of the Great Fen, a unique area that was part of the last wilderness in lowland England.
Lowland fen
Water-logged and thick with reeds and robust tall-herbs or tussocky sedges, fens are evocative reminders of the extensive wet wildlands that once covered far more of the lowlands than they do…