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christine.j Says: The reserve is not only the home of many rare birds, but also of plants typical for the fens.Some explanations are given throughout the walk,illustrated with pictures. You can see how the sedge was being harvested, the workers wearing strong gloves to protects themselves...
christine.j Says: There are three walks through the reserve, from an easy one one boards to more difficult ones through the wet land.We had come on one of the first nice days after weeks of rain and found out that without wellingtons or high walking boots, (which we hadn't packed )we could...
mke1963 Says: The Visitor Centre is a valuable resource for ecologists, botanists and birdwatchers, and the staff are helpful, friendly and knowledgable.Note that Wicken Fen can be combined with a trip to the Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserve (there's also an RSPB reserve...
mke1963 Says: Wicken fen is the oldest nature reserve in the UK, having been purchased on 1st May 1899 and now owned by the National Trust. It extends across more than 800 acres, and is one of the most important wildlife sites in the UK, with "molluscs, caddis flies, aquatic beetles, rove...
Wicken Fen Café: A very nice café
christine.j Says: Next to the visitor center there is nice café, with tables both inside and outside. They don't offer full meals, but we had some tea and lemonade and a very good piece of cake,sitting in the sun and reading through the information from the visitor center.
christine.j Says: Coming by car from Cambridge go towards Ely and then Wicken. There are signs leading to Wicken Fen.You go through the village of Wicken and then down a very small lane towards the parking lot. Ours was the second car on the car park, but when we left it was quite full....
mke1963 Says: Reallistically, the only option is by car as Wicken - like most villages in the UK - has terrible bus connections. Whether it's your own car or a taxi from a nearby station or Cambridge or Newmarket - access is going to be by road.However, Wicken and Wicken Fen is also...
It's all the Same to Mother Nature!
christine.j Says: Nature doesn't differentiate. For us a kingfisher is much more beautiful than a hornet, and I much prefer seeing a coulourful dragonfly coming towards me than an equally colourful spider.But to nature they're all the same.So when you go to a nature reserve, be prepared for...
christine.j Says: If it has been raining before your visit, pack some boots if you intend to go on a longerwalk. For the boardwalk no special footwear is necessary, though I wouldn't like to walk there in open sandals. As there is hardly any shade, bring some suntan lotion in case it's...
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Reallistically, the only option is by car as Wicken - like most villages in the UK - has terrible bus connections. Whether it's your own car or a taxi from a...
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Wicken Fen is a Nature Reserve near Cambridge and Ely. The National Trust has taken care of it since 1899. Most of this formerly very wet area with its special plants and birds has been drained during...
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The small village of Wicken lies to the north of Cambridge, on the low-lying fens, just a couple of metres above sea-level. the village is best-known for the nearby Wicken Fen, Britain's oldest nature...
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