Stubble on the winter face of Redgrave & Lopham Fen’s ‘Great Fen’ was given a clean shave this week just in time for Christmas with the return of a small volunteer work party cutting, winching and chipping alder scrub. The early morning frost hung on as best it could but the uncapping of several thermos flasks at mid-morning break helped the thaw and fully revealed the winter hues of winter bark, branch and brash!

Our new Seasonal Assistant, Alex Lack, described his first few weeks at Bradfield Woods as ‘magical, like something out of Narnia!’ Bradfield has historically produced timber products for furniture and broomsticks, but it would stretch the imagination somewhat to mistake a resident dormouse for a king cat!

Well, that’s it for 2020! Whilst we’ll still be undertaking safety and livestock checks on our reserves, we’ll be back with more news in January. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading our updates and getting an insight into the work we do. Wishing you a wildlife-filled Christmas, see you in 2021!