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Press Release
News from the Fen
Welcome to the July edition of News from the Fen, the community newsletter for the National Trust's Wicken Fen Vision.
The Newsletter, packed with interesting articles and news on the Wicken Fen Vision is delivered quarterly to approximately 20,000 households in and around the villages surrounding the Vision lands to keep the public informed on the development of the Wicken Fen Vision and activities at Wicken Fen.
Highlights in this issue include:-
 | National Dragonfly Centre opens at Wicken Fen (Page 1) A national Dragonfly Centre is set to open its doors to the public on Sunday 26 July. The centre is a joint project between the National Trust, British Dragonfly Society and the Dragonfly Project and has been supported by the Fens Adventurers Rural Development Programme. |
| Springwatch Presenter takes on Patron Role for Vision (Page 2) Naturalist Chris Packham presenter of the highly popular BBC wildlife programme Springwatch becomes Patron for the Wicken Fen Vision. |
| Can you tell your Yellow Rattle from your Yellow Loosestrife? (Page 2) To aid visitors' understanding of Wicken Fen's beautiful fen flora, Warden James Selby spent the winter months preparing information panels on flowering plants found on the ancient Sedge Fen. |
| Enjoy the Fen alongside the Koniks and Highlands (Page 3) Herds of free-ranging Konik ponies and Highland Cattle are helping the Trust create a diverse range of habitats on the vision lands. Two leaflets in this newsletter, Animals at Large and Ambling with Animals provide a unique in-sight into why these breeds were chosen to help manage the fen and tips and advice to help you enjoy walking in areas where the animals live. |
| Vision for Wicken is the Way Ahead (Page 4 & 5) Tony Juniper, one of the world's leading environmental campaigners argues the best place to begin the nature versus food debate is in the kitchen, where as a nation we waste around 30 per cent of our food. |
| Go Wild at Wicken this Summer (Page 7) The long school holidays are with us and Wicken Fen has a host of fun activities ranging from Wildlife Detectives, Bugs and Beastie Hunts to Wild Art to help keep young ones amused during the summer break. |
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Notes to Editors
1. News from the Fen is delivered free to households in the following
communities: Burwell, Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Reach,
Lode, Commercial End, Long Meadow, Fen Ditton, Milton, Waterbeach,
Upware,Horningsea, Wicken, Ely and Soham.
2. Launched in 1999, the Wicken Fen Vision is an ambitious plan by the
National Trust to create a 'green lung' for Cambridgeshire and the East of
England. The Vision will involve the Trust acquiring approximately 5600
hectares of land which will be managed for nature conservation whilst
significantly enhancing public accessible countryside for leisure,
recreation, exercise and education. www.wicken.org.uk
3. The Wicken Fen Vision is being developed by the National Trust in
association with a number of strategic partners including, Cambridgeshire
County Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, South Cambridgeshire
District Council, Cambridge City Council, Department for Communities and
Local Government, East of England Development Agency, Cambridgeshire
Horizons, Greater Cambridge Partnership, Environment Agency, Natural
England, Sustrans, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, The Tubney Charitable Trust
and Heritage Lottery Fund.
4. The National Trust is Europe's biggest conservation organisation and
looks after special places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland for
ever, for everyone. People and places are at the heart of everything it
does. 3.5 million members, 50,000 volunteers, 500,000 school children, and
millions of visitors, donors and supporters help the Trust look after its
300 historic houses and gardens, 700 miles of coastline and 250,000
hectares of open countryside. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Further Information
For further information contact Howard Cooper, Communications Officer,
National Trust Wicken Fen - Tel 01353 720274 - Mobile 07826 874133 - E
mail howard.cooper@nationaltrust.org.uk
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