BFER Grants

The Friends of Thetford Station were awarded a grant from the Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership scheme this week. The funding, which comes indirectly from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will go towards designing and installing two new interpretation panels that will help raise awareness of the fascinating history of the station, and […] | More

In the previous update in November (which you can read here), progress had begun on the River Lark where structures were put in the river to increase the flow of the river and improve habitat diversity. The work was done in joint partnership by volunteers from the Bury Trout Club and River Lark Catchment Partnership. […] | More

West Stow Country Park , River Lark , Suffolk , River Restoration Project 2021 supported by a grant from BFER to Bury Trout Club.   The River Lark Catchment Partnership (RLCP)  has had a rolling programme of training events, led by Rob Mungovan from the Wild Trout Trust. Whilst the theory has been explained through […] | More

We were fortunate to have beautiful spring weather when we met up with members of the Bury St Edmunds Trout Club at West Stow Country Park to discuss their project ‘Rewilding the Lark.’ Through BFER’s 3rd Party Grant Fund, this project has been awarded a £2,500 grant. ‘Rewilding the Lark in the Park′ is a […] | More

The ‘Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers’ Landscape Partnership Scheme wins £2m National Lottery grant | More