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National Trust: Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve
Address: Lode Lane , Ely CB7 5XP, CAM, GB
Phone: 01353 720274
State: CAM
City: Ely
Zip Code: CB7 5XP

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Excellent for paying and non paying persons needing fresh air peace and quiet and time with nature. There is a boardwalk route available via the gift shop and it is £8. Helpful friendly staff to point you in the right direction if you want to complete one of the other routes. Overflow cat park is great but you need to get back by 16.30 as they lock the gates. Cafe was clean regular selection of hot foods /drinks , sandwhichs cakes and fruit. Wrap up warm and be prepared for muddy boots in the winter! Helpful information boards available and a really lovely afternoon.
Wicken Fen is a spectacular nature reserve. The walks around the site are great and the paths are relatively even throughout. If you cannot walk too far I recommend the Broadwalk. There's a lovely visitor centre and café on site and the staff and volunteers are wonderful. They run boat tours through the lode and the gentleman who delivered the tour for us was a wealth of knowledge on the site. Parking is not free if you're not a member but I don't think it's particularly expensive, neither is the entry fee for non-members. Although we didn't use it there is a cycle hire to make use of the cycle paths. It's worth travelling to see, it's one of the oldest National Trust sites and it has a rich history to accompany its rich natural habitat.
We stopped here on the way from Ely to Cambridge and found the site very peaceful and interesting. The wooden boardwalks and footpaths let you stroll over this unique wetlands landscape, spotting the odd rare bird and viewing the lush vegetation. The Drainage Windpump was not operating on the day we were there, apparently as there was not enough wind, but it is an interesting part of this historical landscape.
Lovely place- a real gem of fenland habitat. Great, informative visitor centre/shop and boardwalks around the landscape providing easy access for walking/viewing with naturist hides around the place for wildlife viewing. Excellent amenity-well worth a visit!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
A wonderful place to have a good long walk. We took both our dogs. The advice was to keep them on their leads which we followed. We saw some highland cows and got up close and personal with some horses. Great place if you want to get your steps in.
This is a great place for having a stroll in nature and peace. There are several walk available and I took a route that goes all the way to Upware ship lift. On a good day you may see lots of birds along your way, this route is not paved so it is bit muddy in patches.
Beautiful location full of interesting wildlife. Well worth the entry fee. The hides are a lovely little adventure, and the whole place is well kept. Mike from the visitor centre is incredibly knowledgeable and kind, giving us an overview of the land and its history. Toilets are clean, and parking was not a problem. Edit: visited again and did a longer route around the fens. Got to stroke the konik ponies, saw deer and Highland cattle. Lovely day out.
Beautiful place. Always nice to visit Wicken - even though we've moved away from the area many years ago - we still come back every year for a wander around. Kids still love playing in the old boat and having tea and cake in the cafe. A wonderful way to spend a few hours. Great for old/young and four legged alike!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Beautiful wetland habitat - there’s a small boardwalk and woodland walk section suitable for families and a longer route which we didn’t have time to do. There’s also an intermediate-length circuit only open in summer. Glad we arrived early as it got very busy by late-morning.
It is with regret I give this place a 4/5, and it is not the reserve's fault at all. Being someone only interested in nature, the annual winter hen harrier roost tended to draw me like a magnet. That was, until the numbers started crashing: from up to 12 birds in 2010, the numbers were down to 3 in 2019, and 2 in 2020. Although some nice views are periodically obtained, indeed, once I was surprised by a male hen harrier which sped out from a forest right nearby and dived into the reeds, the reserve faces almost directly west, and so views of the roosting birds are almost the worst possible. Maybe it will get better if hen harriers aren't wiped out in the North of England. I stopped visiting in 2020, and was not aware of any roosting birds in 2021 and early 2022. The other bird of note is the short-eared owl, and I had a wonderful time observing them in early 2020. Then, they disappeared and to my knowledge were not seen the next year at all. This is a huge shame, as the area is beautiful and very carefully managed. It seems in terms of hen harriers this nature reserve has passed the torch to other places. The photos below are from 2019 and 2020. A side note, which makes me aggravated. Perhaps the reserve wouldn't be so frustrating for bird lovers if families kept their kids off the boardwalk when instructed to do so by signs. If that is not done, the harriers stay at the far end of the reserve and no longer roost at Sedge Fen as a result!
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