Beschrijving
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 Blauwe Kiekendief, water voles and Roerdomp. Wicken Fen Vision, an ambitious landscape-scale conservation project, is opening up new areas of land to explore.
Details
Toegang
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.
Terrein en leefgebied
Wetland , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Rivier , Veen/heide , Rietvelden , LandbouwOmstandigheden
Vlak , Open landschap , Geen schaduwRondlopende wandeling mogelijk?
JaTelescoop meenemen?
Kan handig zijnWanneer hier vogels kijken?
Lente , Zomer , HerfstToptijd voor dit gebied
ZomerRoute
Breed pad , Onverharde weg , Smal padZwaarte wandeling
GemakkelijkToegankelijk via
Te voet , RolstoelVogelkijkhut aanwezig?
JaExtra info
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.
