Listen now: The Wildlife of the Fens with Henry
The latest episode of our monthly podcast is out now! Join host Sophie Baker as she chats to Monitoring & Research Officer of the Great Fen, Henry Stanier, about the wildlife that can be found…
Blog: Monitoring and Research
Blog
Why do we test the soil on our nature reserves?
A look at how we monitor soil chemistry
Our First Conservation Conference
An update on the very first Wildlife Trust BCN Conservation Conference
Breeding bird survey update 2025
Sian Williams, Senior Monitoring and Research Officer, provides an update on breeding bird survey mapping and the top ten species of 2024
Monitoring Purple Hairstreak at Strawberry Hill
This summer, the butterfly recording team at Strawberry Hill in Bedfordshire monitored the population of Purple Hairstreak using a new method. This method was introduced by the UK Butterfly…
It Takes a Village: Two Years on at Strawberry Hill
It’s been a little over two years since we took on Strawberry Hill and with your help we have managed to successfully raise the funds to secure the whole site to protect the amazing wildlife for…
Settling Slow Worms
It’s been over 10 years since the Luton-Dunstable Guided busway was built. In that time Wildlife Trust BCN staff and volunteers have been monitoring the slow worm populations that were moved from…
Our first year at Strawberry Hill
It’s been just over a year since we took over Strawberry Hill, Beds, and we’ve not been idle. We’ve spent much of this first year focusing on surveying the site to learn more about the species…
Update on Ancient Woodland Inventory
Katharine Flach and Andy Lear give an update on the Ancient Woodland Inventory
Breeding birds top ten
Sian Williams, Senior Monitoring and Research Officer, provides a brief summary of the top ten breeding bird species recorded on our breeding bird transects over the last 10 years.