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Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare (629-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. [1] [3] It is also a National Nature Reserve, [4] and a Nature Conservation Review site. [5]
Wicken is a small village on the edge of The Fens near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, ten miles north east of Cambridge and five miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve .
This is a list of current national nature reserves in England. ... Wicken Fen [2] Woodwalton Fen [2] Cheshire ... National nature reserve (United Kingdom) ...
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Approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Cambridge is Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, where walkers will pass through the remains of a fragment of a Fenland wilderness of former times. Wicken Fen was the first nature reserve to be owned by the National Trust and has been in its care since 1899. Wicken Fen is a haven for birds, plants ...
Godwin used the experiment to demonstrate that management alone can change plant communities - an idea which is almost universally accepted today, but was quite radical in the early 20th century. Because of this work, the Plots, or Wicken Fen generally, are sometimes referred to as 'The birthplace of modern ecology'. [3] [4]
Cassop Vale National Nature Reserve. National nature reserves in England are designated by Natural England as key places for wildlife and natural features in England.They were established to protect the most significant areas of habitat and of geological formations.
Lakenheath Fen RSPB reserve is located on the Norfolk/Suffolk border in England, between Lakenheath and Hockwold cum Wilton adjacent to Lakenheath railway station. This reserve forms part of a network of Fenland nature reserves close by, which include Wicken Fen , Chippenham Fen and Woodwalton Fen .