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Burwell Lode Bridge Project

Last updated:
15 May 2026
A long, straight waterway with clouds reflected in the water, lined with golden reeds
Burwell Lode | © National Trust Images/ Mike Selby

Learn more about Cambridgeshire County Council's project to construct a new bridge over Burwell Lode.

The project to build a new accessible bridge over Burwell Lode, at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, has been paused for now due to it becoming financially unviable.

The project is a great example of partnership working between teams from Cambridgeshire County Council and the National Trust and it is unfortunate that a series of events, including rising infrastructure costs, has led to this decision. We are committed to continuing to work together, remain hopeful to gain planning permission later this summer and continue to look for funding.

We would like to thank those who have backed a new bridge including funders the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans), East Cambridgeshire District Council, and a private donor for their support of this project and we hope to work with them in the future.

A concrete bridge over a waterway in a flat landscape photographed on a sunny day with blue skies and lush green vegetation on either side of the watercourse, with the bridge reflected in the still, blue water
Burwell Lode Bridge | © National Trust Images/ Simon Stirrup

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