b

Wicken Fen

East Anglia  >  United Kingdom

Wicken Fen, one of Europe's most important wetlands, supports an abundance of wildlife. There are more than 9000 species and many birds that can be seen.

Ajouté* par Chris Miles
Dernière actualisation 9 août 2025

Description

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 as Busard Saint-Martin, water voles and Butor étoilé. Wicken Fen Vision, an ambitious landscape-scale conservation project, is opening up new areas of land to explore.

Détails

Accès

South of Wicken (A1123), 3 miles west of Soham (A142), 9 miles south of Ely, 17 miles north-east of Cambridge via A10. The site is open all year round from dawn to dusk except for Christmas Day. Some paths are closed in very wet weather, and some areas are inaccessible. However, there is a boardwalk, leading to two bird hides that is open all of the time. There are several bird hides and many miles of trails for visitors to follow. There is a visitor centre, shop and café. There a two separate circular walks you can do (3 km and 5 km). There's a river river between them that's only crossed at the reserve centre. The routes pass several bird hides.

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Prairie , Rivière , Landes/bruyères , Roselière , Agriculture

Conditions

Plat , Paysage ouvert , Pas d'ombre

Boucle

Oui

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Peut être utile

Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Eté , Automne

Meilleure période pour une visite

Eté

Itinéraire

Sentier large , Route non pavée , Sentier étroit

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Fauteuil roulant

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

Informations supplémentaires

Wicken Fen was the first nature reserve owned by the National Trust. Today it is one of Europe's most important wetlands home to over 9000 species.

Liens

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

Carte

Top 5 oiseaux

Autres oiseaux que vous pouvez observer ici

Afficher plus d'oiseaux Afficher moins d'oiseaux
Afficher plus de photos Afficher moins de photos

Commentaires

Publier un commentaire, un conseil ou une observation d'oiseau
Évaluer ce spot
Ajouter à mes favoris
Retirer de mes favoris