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Burwell Fen

Cambridgeshire  >  United Kingdom

Burwell Fen is an area of farmland that is now returning fenland. It is part of the historic Wicken Fen and is annually flooded in early November.

Ajouté* par Andrew Hannaford
Dernière actualisation 12 février 2020

Description

Burwell Fen is a mixture of open water, reedbed, hidden dykes and ditches and rough grazing land for Highland Cattle and Konik Horses.

Winter brings large flocks of Canard siffleur and other common ducks. The area is regularly visited by Cygne chanteur and the occasional Cygne de Bewick. Hibou des marais can be seen hunting over the area.

During spring and autumn the Fen attracts passing waders and in the summer the Fen call of Rousserolle effarvatte and Phragmite des joncs and the reeling of Locustelle tachetée can be heard.

Throughout the year Busard des roseaux can be seen quartering the fen and these are joined by Busard Saint-Martin in the winter.

Burwell Fen and Wicken Fen are also famous for the rich and diverse insect and butterfly life.

Détails

Accès

Burwell Fen can be accessed from several different places. You can park at the main visitors centre for Wicken Fen, Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely CB7 5XP. Alternatively, you can access the fen by parking at the small car park at Cock Up Bridge at the end of Factory Road, Burwell (52.29854, 0.29314). From these locations you need to cross the bridge at Cock Up to get onto the fen. For those coming from the Reach area you can park at the end of Split Drove (52.284113, 0.272322) on Tubney Fen and cross the cycle bridge onto Burwell Fen.

The circular trail displayed on the map is about 3,4 miles (5,5 km).

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Roselière

Conditions

Plat , Pas d'ombre

Boucle

Oui

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Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

If coming to Burwell Fen from Reach you can check out Tubney Fen for a variety of farmland species.

Liens

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

Carte

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