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22 October 2007
The Great Fen Project
Have your say and share your views about the project
The Great Fen Project team are giving you the chance to help shape the future of the fenland restoration project. As part of the £8.9m grant awarded to the project by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Great Fen team is conducting detailed research into education and community programmes to ascertain what people want to do and see in the fen in the future, and to work out how best to ensure access and enjoyment for everyone.
Please follow this link - http://www.greatfen.org.uk/Questionnaire.php - and download this short survey and email your completed form to info@greatfen.org.uk.
Alternatively you can print the form and send to the address below by 6 November 2007:
Great Fen Project
c/o The Wildlife Trust
The Manor House
Broad Street
Cambourne
Cambridge CB23 6DH
More about the Great Fen Project
The Great Fen Project aims to restore 9,140 acres (3,700 hectares) of land between Huntingdon and Peterborough into fenland habitat. By connecting and expanding Woodwalton Fen and Home Fen National Nature Reserves, the area will provide a great mosaic of open water, reed beds, grassland and woodland landscapes.
Once completed, the Great Fen Project will provide protection to internationally important communities of wetland plants and animals once common in the Fens and a habitat for new species. In addition, careful management of resources will see nature conservation and management working hand-in-hand with tourism and other income-generating activities – such as sustainable agriculture and meat production – to guarantee the long term future for the site.
One of the special features of this project is its emphasis on people. Every opportunity will be given to visitors to enjoy this beautiful landscape, which will provide a green lung for the nearby city of Peterborough and help the economic regeneration of Fenland towns.
Please help us achieve this by taking a few moments to tell us what you want from your fen of the future. Thank you for your help.
For more information on the project please visit www.greatfen.org.uk or call 01954 713500.