News

Our updates from 2020 to 2025

Here we shared the news and insights from the New Life on the Old West project. You could find out about the wildlife enhancements, follow our project team in action and read contributions from our volunteer community and project partners.

It’s Time For A BioBlitz!

Help experts survey the wildlife that enjoy our Fenlands. Join us at one of our events or take part at home!
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10 nature-based activities across Cambridgeshire this spring

As the approaching spring nudges us towards warmer weather and blue skies, it’s a fantastic time to take a walk through the fields, and along the banks of the Old West River, to spot the first signs of growth and regeneration.
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New fruit trees for Cambridgeshire villages

Rampton parish council kindly allowed us to arrange an orchard pruning workshop at their 20-year old orchard
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How you can help 25 Fenland species

Discover the project's 25 flagship species which represent the ‘DNA of the Cambridgeshire Fens’ and let us know which species you have seen.
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Our programme of events for spring and summer 2022

We have a busy and exciting programme of events for spring and summer 2022! Here is a preview of just a handful.
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Winter NLOW Newsletter

Read our second edition of the New Life Old West newsletter to discover project progress and how you can get involved this winter
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10 nature-based activities across Cambridgeshire this Christmas

With holidays approaching, here are 10 fun and family-friendly activities recommended by nature experts. How many will you do? If you choose to get involved, tell us about it on social media using the #NewLifeOldWest - we’d love to hear from you!
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Visit to The Great Fen

Read about our recent visit to The Great Fen, located between Huntingdon and Peterborough, to discover more about the Water Works project. The project aims to develop a more sustainable future for fenland resources by trialling ‘wet farming’ which includes the growing of commercially interesting crops to maintain peat.
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Be batty about bats

We were lucky to be able to arrange a late in the season bat walk with Rachel Bates from the Cambridgeshire Bat Group. Rachel brought along a number of bat detectors which we were able to use, and after a slow start the bats eventually emerged.
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Read the first edition of our newsletter

Read the first edition of our project newsletter. Discover our summer of events and how you can get involved this autumn.
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New Life on the Old West aquatic vegetation and coleoptera survey

During the spring we engaged experienced consultant aquatic ecologists to undertake an ecological survey of drainage ditches and ponds within the New Life on the Old West project area.
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Walking in the Fens

We are lucky in the Old West area of the Fens to have the extensive picturesque countryside on our doorstep. Whether you are walking along the Great Ouse in Little Thetford, woodland in Rampton or agricultural fields near Over there is plenty to discover.
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