The Wicken Fen Vistors Centre

Website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-wickenfennationalnaturereserve.htm

Classification Beauty Spot

DescriptionBritain's oldest nature reserve, a unique fragment of the fenland wilderness which once covered East Anglia.

Wicken Fen is a wetland nature reserve situated near the village of Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England. It is one of Britain's oldest nature reserves, and was the first reserve acquired by the National Trust, in 1899. The reserve includes fenland, farmland, marsh and reedbeds. Wicken Fen is one of only four wild fens which still survive in the enormous Great Fen Basin area of East Anglia: 99.9% of the former fens have now been replaced by arable cultivation.
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The AddressLode Lane, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5XP

Phone01353 720274

DateOct 19, 2006

Contact NameThe Wicken Fen Vistors Centre

CategoryEngland > Cambridgeshire
England > Cambridgeshire > Attractions in Cambridge

Email send email to The Wicken Fen Vistors Centre

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