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The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are 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 .
Bogs of England (30 P) The Broads (2 C, 3 P) F. Fens of England (23 P) M. Marshes of England (1 C, 18 P) O. Otmoor (12 P) R. Ramsar sites in England (1 C, 131 P) S ...
Holme Fen is a 269.4-hectare (666-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Holme in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2] It is also a National Nature Reserve [3] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [4] It is part of the Great Fen project, which aims to create a 3,700-hectare wetland wildlife area including Holme Fen, Woodwalton Fen and other areas. [5]
There are 120 Natural Areas in England ranging from the North Pennines to the Dorset Heaths and from The Lizard to The Fens. They were first defined in 1996 by English Nature and the Countryside Commission, with help from English Heritage. They produced a map of England that depicts the natural and cultural dimensions of the landscape. [3]
The Lincolnshire Wolds which also includes the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which runs roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the town of Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire down in a south easterly direction towards the flat Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east of the county ...
Alfred Bog - a dome bog in eastern Ontario, Canada sphagnum bog east of Ottawa in eastern Ontario; The Bog - a putrescent lowland in Saint-Henri, Quebec known for its diverse array of toads and squires; Burns Bog - in British Columbia, the largest domed peat bog in North America; Eagle Hill Bog - A small spaghnum bog on Campobello Island, New ...
Pages in category "Bogs of England" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Askham Bog;
Fen is the word used in eastern England for an area of marshland or former marshland. Pages in category "Fens of England" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.