After a summer of aggressive drought, the UK is now looking to the future. How do we deal with ever-heating summers and ...

A £1.8m peat restoration project began in Wicken Fen in October and within a few months cranes had appeared at the new habitat Cranes have appeared for the first time at a wetland nature reserve's ...

Best known for its nature reserve, Wicken also has a number of interesting tourist spots that reveal more about its Fen history... Situated south of the cathedral city of Ely and close to Soham, the ...

A footpath in Wicken could change under a proposed diversion order. Cambridgeshire County Council has made the order for part of Public Footpath No. 25, Wicken. The order proposes diverting part of ...

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A wetland nature reserve which has been cared for by the National Trust for 125 years is being declared a “dragonfly hotspot” because of its value to the ancient insects. Wicken Fen national nature ...

A National Trust project at Wicken Fen successfully restored degraded peatlands, leading to the swift return of rare wetland birds like cranes and great egrets. The re-wetting of 590 acres of lowland ...

A Wicken wander through heritage wetlands and ancient fenlands. Distance 18 miles Classification Easy Start Cambridge railway station Finish Wicken Fen visitor centre Duration 2-3 hours Route NCN ...

Taps across a nature reserve have been turned on to create a winter wetland habitat. The wetland conditions created at Wicken Fen, within the Cambridgeshire Fens, will help attract wildfowl including ...