Wicken Fen is a 254.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site. It is protected by international designations as a Ramsar wetland site of international importance, and part of the Fenland Special Area of Conservation under the Habitats Directive.

Wicken Fen, one of Europe's most important wetlands, supports an abundance of wildlife. There are more than 9000 species, including a spectacular array of plants, birds and dragonflies. The raised boardwalk and lush grass droves allow easy access to a lost landscape of flowering meadows, sedge and reedbeds, where you can encounter rarities such ...

May 27, 2022 · Wicken Fen is the National Trust's oldest nature reserve and is one of Europe's most important wetlands, supporting an abundance of wildlife. There are more than 9,000 species, including an array ...

The Fens, also known as the Fenlands, in eastern England is a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying agricultural region supported by a system of drainage channels and man-made rivers (dykes and drains) and automated pumping stations.There have been unintended …

Wicken Fen, England. Grasses in the foreground are typical of a fen. A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires.

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The city of Cambridge is the county town.Following the Local Government Act 1972 restructuring, modern Cambridgeshire was …

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Green cycleway bid to link Soham Rail Station with Wicken Fen. Residents, visitors, and green tourists alike are set to benefit if Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board gives Soham Town Council a major grant to link the town’s new railway station by a cycleway to…

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. The National Trust's oldest nature reserve, and England's most famous fen. Lyveden. Intriguing Elizabethan lodge and moated garden. Donate. Everyone needs nature, now more than ever. Donate today and you could help people and nature to thrive at the places we care for.

Follow this step-by step guide from the team at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve and make your own homemade bird feeder, all you'll need is a plastic bottle, toilet roll or chipped cup. For the bird seed, we recommend buying a small seed mixture. Millet and pinhead oatmeal will help a wide range of birds like sparrow and finches, and if you have tits ...