Our vision for the Nene Valley centres on the Nene Wetlands reserve - seven wildlife sites restored, improved and connected into one square mile of nature reserve. These sites include the existing Trust nature reserves (Ditchford, Wilson’s Pit, Higham Ferrers Pits and Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows) linked together with the developer-owned Rushden Lakes complex of three sites leased to the Trust (Skew Bridge Lake, Delta Pit and Higham Ferrers Lake).

Our new visitor centre at the Nene Wetlands - the first for the Wildlife Trust BCN is on the new Rushden Lakes retail development that connects wildlife enthusiasts and shoppers with the area’s unique natural and industrial heritage and its future, We want visitors to appreciate that they share this destination with more than 20,000 migratory birds – one of Europe’s premier locations to enjoy this spectacle.