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Konik foals and Highland calves brought in to help manage nature reserve

A dozen Konik pony foals are finding their feet at a nature reserve where their grazing will help create habitats for other species. The animals, a hardy breed originating from Poland, leave water-filled hoof prints and piles of dung as they go ...

26 May 2022 at 08:03

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Kotmask sparks Festival dreams with Huntingdon victory

Kotmask dug deep to cling on to victory in the Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle at Huntingdon. Trained by Gary Moore and ridden by his son Jamie, Kotmask was having just his second British outing having won by 12 lengths on his debut for the yard ...

14 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Foaling season for Konik ponies begins at National Trust nature reserve

A Konik pony has been born at a nature reserve, as the foaling season gets under way. The hardy breed, which originates from Poland, was brought in to help biodiversity at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen site in Cambridgeshire in the early ...

28 Mar 2023 at 08:09

Horse Racing

Cheltenham possibles lining up for Chatteris Fen challenge

Whispering Royal will attempt to put himself in the Cheltenham Festival picture when he lines up in the Weatherbys Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle at Huntingdon on Friday. A useful cast of six have assembled for another competitive running ...

11 Jan 2024 at 14:22

Fens were once dominated by forests of yew trees, research suggests

The flat Fens of eastern England were once dominated by forests of yew trees, research suggests. Their disappearance, some 4,200 years ago, may have been caused by a rapid rise in the level of the North Sea which flooded the area with ...

24 Nov 2023 at 01:00

Taps turned on at nature reserve to create winter wetland habitat for birds

Rangers at a nature reserve in the Cambridgeshire Fens have turned on taps across the site to create a winter wetland habitat for wildfowl on the low-lying land. The taps at Wicken Fen allow water to flow from lodes on higher ground ...

24 Nov 2023 at 00:01

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Canal project is ‘great opportunity’ for Newbridge — Kildare councillor

A new development in the works could provide 'huge potential' for Newbridge. That’s according to Fine Gael councillor Tracey O’Dwyer, who made the comments at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting, which was held ...

27 Dec 2023 at 10:33

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Canal project is ‘great opportunity’ for Newbridge — Kildare councillor

27 Dec 2023 at 10:33

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LATEST: Search announced for 42-year-old man who went missing from Newbridge, County Kildare

A search for a missing Newbridge resident will take place tomorrow morning at 10am. Rafał Waligora has been missing from his home since Saturday, October 15, 2022. Gardaí recently released a new appeal to the public for ...

25 Oct 2022 at 18:33

Kildare Now

LATEST: Search announced for 42-year-old man who went missing from Newbridge, County Kildare

25 Oct 2022 at 17:33

Wicken Fen declared ‘dragonfly hotspot’ as ancient insects thrive in nature site

A wetland nature reserve which has been cared for by the National Trust for 125 years is being declared a “dragonfly hotspot” because of its value to the ancient insects. Wicken Fen national nature reserve in ...

30 Jun 2024 at 00:01

RSPB ‘over the moon’ at progress of huge reedbed project at quarry site

A huge project to create one of the biggest reedbeds in the UK at a quarry site is more than half complete. The RSPB said work to expand its Ouse Fen nature reserve, north of Cambridge, started in 2001. New ...

28 May 2024 at 11:36

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