Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

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.

Here's our guide to the sights and sounds of Wicken wildlife in spring.

Wicken Fen is home to some of our rarest and most endangered species. Discover more about Wicken's amazing wildlife

Enjoy walking your dog at Wicken Fen. We welcome all dogs and their humans. To make sure that everyone has an enjoyable visit, we have put together some tips for your day out with your four-legged friend.

With over 9000 recorded species, Wicken Fen is a great place to spot wildlife. Here's a few tips to help you make the most of your wildlife adventures.

Wicken Fen was the very first nature reserve owned by the National Trust and has been in our care since 1899. Find out how we plan to care for it for the next 100 years.

Wicken Fen has been under the care and protection of the National Trust for over 120 years. Discover more about we look after this very special place.

Wicken Fen was the very first nature reserve owned by the National Trust and has been in our care since 1899. Find out how we plan to care for it for the next 100 years.

Herds of free roaming Konik ponies and Highland cattle are creating new habits for wildlife at Wicken Fen. Find out more about how our team are caring for this nature reserve.

Want to do something worthwhile with your spare time? - then volunteering for the National Trust at Wicken Fen could be for you.

Caring for the fenland habitat, checking cattle and konik ponies, and meeting visitors is all in a day's work for Ajay Tegala, one of our rangers.

Wicken Fen Nature Reserve has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £75,000 for an exciting heritage project, 'Footprints', in East Cambridgeshire.

Duck your head and mind the low beams as you explore historic Fen Cottage. See how people lived and thrived earning their living from the fen in days gone bye. Cottage open March - October, Fenman's Workshop open daily.

Wicken's iconic windpump is the last working wooden windpump in the Fens. Once used to drain peat diggings on nearby Adventurers' Fen, today it stands on the edge of Sedge Fen on the Boardwalk Trail. We've recently undertaken a major conservation project to replace the rotten waterwheel.