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Work begins on new wetland area at Great Fen in Cambridgeshire
Overview
Construction work has started to restore approximately 136 hectares of arable land at Speechly's Farm into a wetland landscape at the Great Fen nature reserve near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. Over the next 12 months, diggers will create pools, channels, and reedbeds to support wildlife as part of the broader Great Fen project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Key points
- Work has begun to restore 136 hectares (336 acres) of arable land at Speechly's Farm into a wetland.
- The project will create 2 km of channels and four pools of water over the next 12 months.
- The new wetland area aims to provide space for threatened species including wading birds, water voles, otters, and dragonflies.
- The initiative is part of the long-running Great Fen vision involving the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- The restoration work is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.