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.

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

Here's our guide to some of the species to lookout for, and the best places to see them this autumn.

Enjoy a short stroll or longer ramble at Wicken Fen. Explore the ancient Sedge Fen or head out to new areas of wetland habitat. We've produced a range of downloadable walks to help you plan your walking adventure.

Explore the Cambridgeshire Fens on two or three wheels. Enjoy an easy family ride, off-road adventure or take the Lodes Way to Anglesey Abbey. Cycle hire open daily, Easter to October (upon request at other times) 10am - 5pm.

Enjoy a peaceful cruise along beautiful Wicken Lode on our electric boat the 'Mayfly'. Trips operate Easter - 29 October. Find out more about our Boat trips at Wicken Fen.

Hike or cycle to our remote wild campsite and enjoy a night under our vast fenland skies. There's four open fronted shelters, fire pit and eco-toilet. It's very basic but great fun!

You can check the campsites availability here. We are now taking bookings for 2018. Please note your request is only guaranteed when we have confirmed your booking.

Can you find the secret geocaches we've hidden on the nature reserve? Download the co-ordinates from www.geocaching.com or borrow a pre-loaded GPS receiver from the Visitor Centre or Cycle Hire building.

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.

Tuesday 24th October. Games, craft, and autumn outdoor fun for children aged 3 - 10. Click here for more information including dates, times and prices.

Wednesday 25th October. Part of our 'Go Wild!' series of events aimed at 8+, learn basic survival skills such as shelter building, fire starting and much more. Click here for more information including dates, times and prices.

Friday 27th October. An event for children aged 3 - 10. Come along in costume - if you want to - for some naturally scary goings on. Games and craft. Click here for more information including dates, times and prices.

Saturday 11th November. A workshop for adults to create their own beautiful Christmas decorations in fabric. Click here for more information including dates, times and prices.

Friday 17th November and Saturday 18th November. A class for adults to use rush and willow to make stars, hearts and other traditional rustic decorations under the guidance of basket-maker Nadine Anderson. Click here for more information including dates, times and prices.

Various dates and times from Sunday 3rd December to Saturday 23rd December. Follow the Christmas trail to find Father Christmas. Don't forget to tell him what you would like for Christmas! Then visit the elves busy in the workshop, and make Christmas crafts to take home. Cost £9:00 for children.

Wicken Fen has been under the care and protection of the National Trust for over 110 years. Discover more about we look after this very special place.

The Wicken Fen Vision is an ambitious project to create a landscape scale nature reserve creating new habitats for wildlife and humans to enjoy covering an area of around 5300 sq hectares, from Wicken right down to the outskirts of Cambridge. Please click to find out more .

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.

Thanks to public donations and grants from the Michael Marks Charitable Trust & Viridor Credits Environmental Company, we've built a 'bridge for nature' enabling wildlife and our herds of Konik ponies & Highland cattle to roam freely over the nature reserve.

As summer draws to a close we're taking some important steps to rest & protect the unique habitat of Wicken's Sedge Fen, especially over the wetter winter months. Please click to find out more.

As part of our Land, Outdoors & Nature Strategy, the National Trust has an ambitious target to return all our SSSI's to favourable condition by 2020. With the help of the Broads Authority we've been trialing a Fen Harvester at Wicken Fen to see if it can help us meet this target.

Relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Fen as you savour the tasty wholesome delights served in the Docky Hut cafe.

Our shop is packed with gifts, local crafts, books, maps, bird food &, feeders and tasty regional treats.

Written by our very own, Isabel Sedgwick, who has worked at Wicken for twenty years, our souvenir guide is a pictorial guide to the history of Wicken Fen, its habitats and amazing wildlife. Copies (£4.50) are available from the Visitor Centre.

Become a volunteer at Wicken Fen and join a family of multi-talented, diverse and friendly people. Please watch our short video to find out more about volunteering for the National Trust.

We've a great opportunity for a volunteer Learning & Community Assistant to help organize & run educational programmes for schools and family events. Interested? - then please click for more information & to apply online.