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Find out how our team and volunteers are using footprint tunnels to discover more about these elusive nocturnal visitors. <span class="readMore">Read more</span></p> 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 <li class="feedItem urlon-the-ground-with-the-ranger-team-part1 " onclick="window.location = '/news/on-the-ground-with-the-ranger-team-part1'"> 618 619 <a class="home-feed-image-link" href="/news/on-the-ground-with-the-ranger-team-part1" title="Read: On the ground with the Forest Team - Caring for the Forest with Nicola" tabindex="-1"> 620 <img src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=2159f07e-016d-40ff-87d3-0bcbf2f39951&w=600&h=373&f=1" id="imgTag" alt="On the ground with the Forest Team - Caring for the Forest with Nicola" class="banner feedImage" srcset="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=2159f07e-016d-40ff-87d3-0bcbf2f39951&w=576&h=358&f=1 576w, /handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=2159f07e-016d-40ff-87d3-0bcbf2f39951&w=600&h=373&f=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 576px, 768px" /> 621 622 </a> 623 624 625 <h3 class="feedTitle"><a href="/news/on-the-ground-with-the-ranger-team-part1">On the ground with the Forest Team - Caring for the Forest with Nicola</a></h3> 626 <p>Go behind the scenes with Senior Ranger Nicola Ceconi in the first part of our Forest Team blog series. Discover how butterfly and newt surveys, habitat monitoring, and community engagement all play a vital role in caring for the Forest of Marston Vale and connecting people with nature. <span class="readMore">Read more</span></p> 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 <li class="feedItem urlecological-surveys-reveal-rich-wildlife-at-reynolds-holcot-woods " onclick="window.location = '/news/ecological-surveys-reveal-rich-wildlife-at-reynolds-holcot-woods'"> 634 635 <a class="home-feed-image-link" href="/news/ecological-surveys-reveal-rich-wildlife-at-reynolds-holcot-woods" title="Read: Ecological surveys reveal rich wildlife at Reynolds & Holcot Woods" tabindex="-1"> 636 <img src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=8e1b1e03-66bf-42aa-965a-508ab5db8aec&w=600&h=373&f=1" id="imgTag" alt="Ecological surveys reveal rich wildlife at Reynolds &amp; Holcot Woods" class="banner feedImage" srcset="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=8e1b1e03-66bf-42aa-965a-508ab5db8aec&w=576&h=358&f=1 576w, /handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=8e1b1e03-66bf-42aa-965a-508ab5db8aec&w=600&h=373&f=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 576px, 768px" /> 637 638 </a> 639 640 641 <h3 class="feedTitle"><a href="/news/ecological-surveys-reveal-rich-wildlife-at-reynolds-holcot-woods">Ecological surveys reveal rich wildlife at Reynolds & Holcot Woods</a></h3> 642 <p>Rare bats, dawn chorus recordings, hidden mammals and thriving pond life â discover what our latest ecological surveys revealed about the incredible wildlife returning to Reynolds & Holcot Woods. These findings mark an exciting milestone in our ancient woodland restoration journey and offer a fascinating glimpse into nature's recovery. <span class="readMore">Read more</span></p> 643 644 645 646 647 648 </ul> 649</section> 650 651 652 653 654 655 656<section class="homeFeed homeFeedBox2 homeFeedevents EventsintheForestFeed"> 657 <h3 class="feedsTitle"> 658 Events in the Forest 659 </h3> 660 661 662 663 <ul class="feedList"> 664 665 666 <li class="feedItem urlvolunteer-day-1st-oct-2026 " onclick="window.location = '/events/volunteer-day-1st-oct-2026'"> 667 668 <a class="home-feed-image-link" href="/events/volunteer-day-1st-oct-2026" title="Read: Volunteer day - Woodland edge management" tabindex="-1"> 669 <img src="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=cfa715ff-6e68-4b4a-9f19-3e06392746fa&w=600&h=373&f=1" id="imgTag" alt="Volunteer day - Woodland edge management" class="banner feedImage" srcset="/handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=cfa715ff-6e68-4b4a-9f19-3e06392746fa&w=576&h=358&f=1 576w, /handlers/getimage.ashx?idmf=cfa715ff-6e68-4b4a-9f19-3e06392746fa&w=600&h=373&f=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 576px, 768px" /> 670 671 </a> 672 673 674 <h3 class="feedTitle"><a href="/events/volunteer-day-1st-oct-2026">Volunteer day - Woodland edge management</a></h3> 675 <p>
675Be part of something amazing! Join us for a volunteer day in Green End in Kempston and help us with woodland edge management. <span class="readMore">Read more</span></p> 676 677 678 679 680<footer class="postFooterWrapper"> 681 <div class="content postFooter"> 682 683 <p class="associatedStartDate"> 684 <strong>Start:</strong> 685 <time itemprop='startDate' datetime="2026-10-01T10:00"><span>1<sup>st</sup> October, 2026</span> <span>at 10:00am</span></time> 686 </p> 687 688 689 690 <p class="associatedEndDate"> 691 <strong>End:</strong> 692 <time itemprop='endDate' datetime="2026-10-01T03:00"><span>1<sup>st</sup> October, 2026</span> <span>at 3:00pm</span></time> 693 </p> 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 <div class="publishDetailsWrapper"> 701 <p class="publishDatesWrapper"> 702 <strong>Published:</strong> 703 <time id="time" datetime="2026-09-01">1<sup>st</sup> September, 2026</time> 704 </p> 705 706 <p id="publishAuthorWrapper" class="publishAuthorWrapper"> 707 <strong>Author:</strong> 708 <span> 709 710 </span> 711 </p> 712 </div> 713 714 715 <p class="locationDetails"> 716 <strong>Location:</strong> 717 <span> 718 Green End , Kempston, Bedford 719 </span> 720 </p> 721 722 723 724 725 726 <div class="shareWrapper social-share-instance"> 727 <div class="social-share-root"></div> 728 <div class="social-share-settings" hidden>{"EnhancedSharingEnabled":true,"SelectedPlatforms":["email","facebook","linkedin","whatsapp","bluesky"],"StylingConfig":{"Heading":"Share this page","HeadingStyle":"inline","IconShape":"square","IncludeText":true,"BackgroundColor":null,"IconTextColor":null}}</div> 729 <div class="social-share-page-url" hidden>https://www.marstonvale.org/events/volunteer-day-1st-oct-2026</div> 730 <div class="social-share-page-title" hidden>Volunteer day - Woodland edge management</div> 731 </div> 732
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