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.

Geplaatst* door Chris Miles
Meest recente update 4 november 2020

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. The route you see on the map is 3 km and passes two bird hides.

Terrein en leefgebied

Wetland , Verspreide bomen en struiken , Grasland/weide , Rivier , Veen/heide , Rietvelden , Landbouw

Omstandigheden

Vlak , Open landschap , Geen schaduw

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Ja

Telescoop meenemen?

Kan handig zijn

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Lente , Zomer , Herfst

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Zomer

Route

Breed pad , Onverharde weg , Smal pad

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemakkelijk

Toegankelijk via

Te voet , Rolstoel

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Ja

Extra 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.

Links

Bekijk vogelgebieden in de buurt op Birdingplaces

Kaart

Top 5 vogels

Andere vogels die je hier kunt zien

Toon meer vogels Toon minder vogels
Toon meer foto's Toon minder foto's

Reacties & Tips

Geef feedback
Beoordeel dit gebied