A look back at what the Stanwick Lakes Junior Rangers got up to over the course of 2025 – from wildlife surveys and conservation tasks to creative projects and hands-on learning in nature.
Conservation
Conservation at Stanwick Lakes – A Year in Review and Thanks…
A Year in Review and Thanks to our Many Volunteers. 2025 has been, as always, an eventful year for the ranger team at Stanwick Lakes. We’ve given it our all to make the reserve the best it can be and have fun doing so. As a team, we have accomplished so much, and we’d...
Thank you for wildlife surveys…
A big thank you to all of the volunteers who help us to survey the wildlife at Stanwick Lakes! Did you know that the nature reserve at Stanwick Lakes is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and also part of the Upper Nene Valley Special Protection Area? It is...
Small but Mighty Water Voles Reintroduced to Stanwick Lakes.
Reintroducing Water Voles to Northamptonshire – The Stanwick Lakes Project This spring, the team at Stanwick Lakes were extremely excited to be releasing water voles back into our rivers. These small but mighty creatures, commonly called water rats, are small brown...
Boosting Butterflies at Stanwick Lakes: Creating a Wild Habitat for Local Species
Discover how Stanwick Lakes is creating vital butterfly habitats with a dedicated butterfly bank. Learn about our conservation efforts, butterfly monitoring, and how you can help support local species in the face of national decline.
1 year review with Ranger Isaac!
To celebrate one year as part of the team here at Stanwick Lakes, we asked Ranger Isaac to write a blog, reflection on his time with us so far…
Isaac joined our team as part of the Groundwork UK initiative, New to Nature. New to Nature, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, helps young people get into green careers, especially those who might otherwise have found it difficult to access the conservation sector.
Unilever Volunteers Join Stanwick Lakes in Preserving Reed Bed Habitats
This week, the rangers were joined by a lovely team of volunteers from Unilever's Environmental Safety department at Colworth Park. Having previously worked directly on projects related to preventing and mitigating the pollution of waterways, the team was keen to help...