Wicken Fen
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Area | 254.5 hectares |
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Ceremonial county | Cambridgeshire |
Designated as world heritage site | September 12, 1995 |
Notification | 1983 |
Interest | Biological |
Ratings | 4.6 |
One line summary | Nature preserve in Wicken, England |
Address | 34 Lode Ln, Wicken, Ely CB7 5XP, United Kingdom |
Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 10 AM Sun |
Phone | +44 1353 720274 |
Owners | National Trust |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2105708 |
About Wicken Fen
Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site.
Week in pictures: 11-17 April 2020
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The viewing of the Moore through the art
...In Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, a new artwork offers the passengers the opportunity to relax and look at the Moors from within its walls...
Call to end the 'abuse' of land surface
... The remaining un-drained 1% is Wicken Fen, a plot owned by the charity the National Trust, where the soft black soil is still 4m deep...
Daniel Hauck: 'I'm inspired by photographing wildlife around me'
... Mr Hauck wanted to showcase how elegant the short-eared owl are in flight but also their characteristic face and eyes captured at Wicken Fen reserve in Cambridgeshire It was incredibly difficult to track the owls, said Mr Hauck, as they dived in and out of the long grasses in the Fen ...