🦫🥳We're celebrating ONE year since our beavers arrived in Northamptonshire. They been busy beavering away in their new habitat! Read all about it here www.wildlifebcn.org/news/one-yea...

Conservation works are underway at Strawberry Hill 🍓🌿 In collaboration with the Newt Conservation Partnership, new ponds are being created to support great crested newts & other wildlife, helping protect & enhance this special habitat for the future. Watch here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFMI...

Time for those Peckers to come 'knock knock knockin' for #WoodpeckerWednesday, so here's a set of Great Spotted Woodpecker captures at Summer Leys Nature Reserve. @wildlifebcn.org #birds #EastCoastKin #CanonPhotography #photography #CanonR5mkii #ukbirding #birdphotography @rspb.bsky.social

💚 Wildlife + skills + fresh air = best day ever?! 🌞🌾 📆 18th February 📍 Lattersey Nature Reserve 🎯 Learn real conservation skills Skill up, get muddy, make a difference! 🥾🌱✨ Book here 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

📸 Taken a great wildlife photo on one of our reserves? Yours could be our next header! 🗓 Deadline: 20 Feb 📧 [email protected] 📷 Blue Tit by Thomas Freer

📣 Get hands-on with conservation this spring! 🌾 We’re recruiting 2 Great Fen Monitoring Trainees to support exciting peatland restoration projects as part of the EU-funded PaluWise programme. 📆 Apply by Mon 2 March 2026, 9am 🔗 www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/great-f... 🌿🐦 @greatfen.org.uk

Love wildlife? 💚 Join The Wildlife Trust BCN this February and help protect local habitats! First 50 new members* (9th–27th Feb) get a free calendar. 🌿 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/become-member *T&Cs apply

Fantastic piece here by @timsmedley.bsky.social & the team at Graf UK (our trail camera sponsors) with Ben our Nene Valley Projects Officer! Grab a cuppa to sit & watch this - it's well worth it!

Our woodlands are under pressure - but their future isn’t lost 🌳 Climate change & disease are impacting Short Wood & Southwick Wood in Northamptonshire. Our staff & volunteers, incl. warden Rupert Paul, are managing them for the next 200 years. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ls...

Detached des res in a prime spot - perfect for a growing family and clearly in demand! Our Cambourne nest box has viewings today. If birds needed an agent, would they use Flightmove? 🐦✈️ #bluetits #cambourne #rightmove #nestbox

Did you know we regularly deliver informative talks? From beavers to butterflies 🦫🦋 - our Talks bring local wildlife & conservation to life! 🌿 Whether you’re part of a group, classroom or club, let’s explore nature together. Details 👉 wildlifebcn.org/about-us/talks

🪻🦋Wildflowers, butterflies and beautiful views are safer in the north Chilterns thanks to a funding boost. This project is supported by the Big Chalk Nature Recovery Fund, funded through the Protected Landscapes Partnership with support from Defra. www.wildlifebcn.org/news/funding...

✍️Join us for an Intro to Nature Writing workshop with Nic Wilson, perfect for beginners and those wanting to grow their creative writing skills. 📅Friday 27 February | 10am–1pm 📍Paxton Pits Education Centre, Little Paxton 🔗Book now: www.wildlifebcn.org/events/

❤️Are you looking for a unique and environmentally friendly gift for Valentine's Day? 🦔Why not send one of our Adopt a Species packs to that special someone and send a HedgeHug! Check out below for more info! www.wildlifebcn.org/support-us/a... #valentinesday #sustainablegifts

Dearest gentle readers, when the ton looks beyond the ballroom, they find nature’s true diamonds of the season. 🌿✨ #Bridgerton #Wildlife #FebruaryWildlife

Today is World Wetlands Day 💚 Meet the Great Fen’s Mobile Inspiration Hub, a tiny house built with wetland-grown materials, and the first of its kind in the UK 🛖✨ Learn more 👇 www.greatfen.org.uk/.../great-fe...

🌿 What’s on this February? 🐦 A whole month of wildlife walks, creative workshops, inspiring talks and family-friendly nature events with The Wildlife Trust BCN 👇

Our February header photo winner is 14 year old Thomas Freer with this great action shot of a zooming blue tit at Southwick Wood. Entries open for March soon!

🎬 Luton’s Chalk Hills & River Lea – Film Night 🌿 Thursday 26 Feb, 7:30–9:30pm at Luton Library Theatre. Two wildlife films + expert Q&A, celebrating local nature and the legacy of Dr Trevor Tween. Tickets £3.50 (all proceeds support green spaces). 🔗 wildlifebcn.org/events

Would you like to start the New Year with a quiz? Those familiar with Bedfordshire Wildlife Trust BCN nature reserves (@wildlifebcn.org) may like to have a go at solving these cryptic clues to their identities. @brianecambs.bsky.social

Nature makes everything better 🌿💚 Take our woodland quiz as a little Friday reset and tell us your score in the comments! 👇 quiz.tryinteract.com#/693194171a7...

It's time for the tree knockers to come out and shine for #WoodpeckerWednesday apparently...Golden-fronted Woodpecker from Mexico. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #BirdLife @wildlifebcn.org

Now it's time for the tree knockers to come out and shine for #WoodpeckerWednesday, this Green Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpeckers are from Clough Head, Pitsford NR, Summer Leys NR and RSPB Old Moor. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #BirdLife @wildlifebcn.org

🌱 Youth Rangers of the Fens 🌱 Free, hands-on conservation session for ages 11–17 with the Wildlife Trust. 📅 Wed 18 Feb | ⏰ 10am–1pm 📍 Stanground Wash, Peterborough Learn practical habitat management skills 🔗 wildlifebcn.org/events

Exciting day working with the @notbourneyesterday.bsky.social team and @naturalengland.bsky.social at Hexton Estate. The @wildlifebcn.org Youth Rangers came out to help take samples to see if we can get some ancient pollen. Yes, I told them today would be a truly boring exercise 😜

We plan to go ahead with Family #Stargazing tomorrow, though there's warning of cloud cover. Looks clearer earlier so we'll get you outside ASAP and have indoor activities for cloudier spells. Dress very warmly and bring a torch. Look out for our reminder email via Eventbrite. @wildlifebcn.org

Little Bugs is back on Wed 4th February and celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay! Join our first explore of the year. Discover which plants and animals are already waking for spring and live in our wetlands, make fun nature-themed crafts and enjoy story-time in our lovely nature reserve. @wildlifebcn.org

💚 Huge thanks to Casey James (age 7!) who wanted to help nature this Christmas and raised £100 for the Wildlife Trust. 😍 Casey put on an amazing Christmas lights show at home and asked friends & family to donate for conservation. 1/2

The Huntingdon Eco Fair returns in half-term! Join us at the Coneygear Centre on Friday 20th February, 1-4pm. Have fun making nature-themed crafts with us, book in for the #repaircafe, bring seeds to swap and get loads of great ideas to help our planet! @wildlifebcn.org

We're back for another fantastic Wildlife Week at Skylark Garden Centre this #halfterm! Packed with nature-themed crafts and a fun guided walk with scavenger hunt through the woodland. Free tickets & hot drink voucher for adults. @wildlifebcn.org skylarkgardencentre.digitickets.co.uk/tickets

💙Blue Monday or not our wildlife wears it beautifully. Enjoy nature's mood-boosting benefits, and connect with wildlife to boost your mental health. Combat those winter blues with nature's green energy 💚

🌳Coppicing is a vital part of managing a woodland for wildlife. Will you support it through our Wilder Future Fund? 🌿🐦At Brampton Wood and several other woodland reserves in our region you may have seen work taking place recently to cut down some areas of trees. 1/4

🙌 Entries still open for our Feb 2026 Header Photo of the Month on Facebook & BlueSky! ❄️ Why not share some snowy photos taken on our nature reserves? 👉 Include what it is, where it was taken & your name please. 📧 Send to [email protected] by 20th January

🌿 Youth Rangers of the Fens 🌿 Free conservation skills workshop for ages 11–17 at The Great Fen, Ramsey. 🪚 Tool use 🌳 Tree management 🦋 Fenland wildlife ID 📅 Sat 24 Jan | 10am–1pm 🔗 wildlifebcn.org/events

A statement from Wildlife Trust BCN on the future management of Grafham Water Nature Reserve

🦋Will you raise your voice for nature this year? A new report, the Fingleton Review, suggests weakening the protections that help keep our already threatened wildlife safe. Find out more and add your voice now 👉 action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...

Booping a snoot is proven to boost dopamine levels! Happy Moo-nday! #ConservationGrazing #redpollcattle #boop #boopthesnoot #MondayMotivation #dopamine @wildlifebcn.org

It was sunny but chilly @wildlifebcn.org Pitsford water NR today. #BirdsseenIn2026. ID's in ALText...1/2

🦅 Learn to ID raptors with Henry Stanier online on 14 Jan! 🌤️ Optional Great Fen walk on 17 Jan. Book here: www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-... #RaptorID #Birdwatching

🎬🌿 Wildlife Film Night 26 Feb 2026 | Luton Library Theatre Enjoy 2 short films celebrating Luton’s Chalk Hills & River Lea, followed by a Q&A with local experts. 💬 A special tribute to Dr Trevor Tween. 🎟️ £3.50 (+ fee) – supports local green spaces 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/events/2026-...

🌿 Youth Rangers of the Fens 🌿 Free conservation skills workshop for ages 11–17 at The Great Fen, Ramsey. 🪚 Tool use 🌳 Tree management 🦋 Fenland wildlife ID 📅 Sat 24 Jan | 10am–1pm 🔗 wildlifebcn.org/events

🙌 We’re looking for **2 Volunteer Conservation Officers**! An exciting voluntary role with our Wider Countryside Team, supporting species & habitat surveys, reports, plus some habitat management & community engagement. Apply 👉 www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteering...

⚠️There are roadworks ahead that will affect access to Holme Fen and New Decoy. The B660 will be closed for 8 weeks from 26th Jan (note website says 15th but contractors confirm 26th). Please also consider this detour if trying to reach us in Ramsey Heights from that direction. @wildlifebcn.org

🙌 Entries are open for our Feb 2026 Header Photo of the Month on Facebook & BlueSky! ❄️ Why not share some snowy photos taken on our nature reserves? 👉 Include what it is, where it was taken & your name. 📧 Send to [email protected] by 20th January

Day 12, and lovely to end #12DaysWild with a snow day. 📷 #photography @wildlifebcn.org

🥶Felmersham Gravel Pits in Bedfordshire also got a sprinkling of snow. Thanks to reserves officer Chantelle for sending us these photos.

❄️It's a beautiful morning at our headquarters in Cambourne. If you've had snow where you are or been to any of our reserves we'd love to see your photos! 📸 Nik Shelton

Our January header of the month is this lovely singing robin at Summer Leys by Jan Dobson.

🌿 Want to make a real impact for nature? We’re hiring a Land Advisor in Cambs to support farmers & landowners, deliver Living Landscape schemes, and help build a nature recovery network.🐝🌱 👉 Apply now www.wildlifebcn.org/jobs/land-ad... #conservationjobs #wildlifejobs #landadvisorjob

Happy New Year from The Wildlife Trust BCN! 🎉🌿 Your support helped wildlife thrive in 2025 🐦🦌 Here’s to another year of wild adventures and flourishing nature. Wishing you a wonder-filled year ahead 💚