Hello folks!
As the new visitor and publicity officer here at Fen Drayton Lakes (aka 'the new Neil') I wanted to introduce myself.
I'm joining the Fen Drayton team after 16 months at RSPB Middleton Lakes, another beautiful reserve north-east of Birmingham. I'm really glad to be returning to the Fens now - I used to live here for a few years and love the wildlife and enormous skies of this part of the world.
I just started on Monday so it's been a whirlwind week learning the ropes. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers here who have given me a warm welcome. If you see someone with short hair and a bike around the reserve this weekend - probably looking happily lost - then it may well be me. Come say hello!
In particular, I'm keen to find out what events you'd like to have at the reserve, as one of my first projects will be to get some more dates in the diary for the autumn and winter and beyond. Any ideas or suggestions, just post 'em below.
Alison Nimmo
RSPB Community Engagement Officer, Orkney
We have had a mushroom walk in the past. Believe it or not you can find a lot more than first meets the eye and there is at least one rarity.