Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom in the Great Fen
Inspire, engage and inform your students.
Open up their imagination and allow them to discover the magic of the Great Fen.
The Great Fen is a partnership project by the Wildlife Trust, Natural England, the Environment Agency, Huntingdonshire District Council and the Middle Level
Commissioners.
The project will provide a fenland haven of 3,700 hectares in between Huntingdon and Peterborough.
This will be achieved by obtaining land adjacent to two existing National Nature Reserves, Holme Fen and Woodwalton Fen. Connecting these two vitally important nature reserves will provide a haven for wildlife and create a massive green space for people, opening new opportunities for recreation, education and business.
For more information on the Great Fen go to www.greatfen.org.uk
The Wildlife Trust’s Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom and Nature Reserve is the education centre for the Great Fen and provides an ideal introduction to the Great Fen with reeds, meadows and ponds and pools rich in aquatic life within a short walk. Great crested newts breed on the site which is also home to the water stick-insect and several rare beetles.
The classroom on the site of a Victorian brick and tile works, this environmental site makes an ideal place to study the crossover between wildlife, people and heritage.
Please click here to get in touch with the Great Fen Team or follow the quicklinks for Educational Opportunities and how to Get involved at the Great Fen .