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Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare (629-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is also a National Nature Reserve , [ 4 ] and a Nature Conservation Review site. [ 5 ]
English: map of Wicken Fen National Trust land holdings, Cambridgeshire, UK, using the following for additional information shown: Motorways . Primary routes .
Wicken Fen was the first nature reserve to be owned by the National Trust and has been in its care since 1899. Wicken Fen is a haven for birds, plants, insects and mammals. It can be explored by the traditional wide droves and lush green paths, including a boardwalk nature trail, giving access to several hides.
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A windpump at Wicken Fen. The Fens are very low-lying compared with the chalk and limestone uplands that surround them – in most places no more than 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. As a result of drainage and the subsequent shrinkage of the peat fens, many parts of the Fens now lie below mean sea level.
A 650m boardwalk allows visitors to walk along a trail that was difficult to navigate. ... Volunteers say a rare "hidden gem" fen landscape has been made accessible thanks to work on a new boardwalk.
Wicken was listed as Wicha in the Domesday Book [4] and Wiken in around 1200. [5] The name comes from an Old-English dative plural wícum meaning "the dwellings" or "the trading settlement". [6] Wicken also has the last twelve-sided smock mill still working in England, having been restored to full working order by a team of volunteers. The mill ...