Warden’s blog

The New Year is often a time for new beginnings, and for Wheatfen the start of 2026 will bring some changes. Will Fitch has been Warden for almost nine years…

Like the spring weather, my thoughts throughout April were also to-ing and fro-ing as I pondered on the task of moving 12 tonnes of composite plastic boardwalk from the car…

The varied mood swings of the fen are far from subtle during the short daylight hours of mid-winter. We hope and yearn for those crisp, bright, sunny days where the…

For decades, countless eccentric naturalists have explored the many acres of Wheatfen Nature Reserve. Like any hobbyist group, naturalists come in all shapes and sizes, and also with many quirky…