Ditchford Lakes and Meadows (Nene Wetlands)
An important reserve for breeding and winter birds, with frequent visits from otters
An important reserve for breeding and winter birds, with frequent visits from otters
A wonderful stretch of rare grazing marsh and flooded gravel pits, now a hugely valuable wetland for birds and other wildlife
In the autumn the Trust will start management of a new reserve in Northamptonshire at Lilbourne Meadows
Ancient grazing meadows with wildflowers galore
Five pretty meadows; very colourful from spring to summer.
A spacious expanse of flowering meadows, riverside, woodland, hedgerow and parkland.
An urban reserve, restored for wildlife
A new nature reserve currently being restored in the north west corner of Northamptonshire.
Nicky Hennessy, Lilbourne Meadows Reserves Officer, explains how her career with the Wildlife Trust started at the Great Fen as a Volunteer Reserves Officer
The second intern from Cambridge University at Trumpington Meadows, Jazz, lets us in on her volunteering diary...