Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

Our short walks are ideal for a quick breath of fresh air or a gentle relaxing family stroll. Why not treat yourself to a cup of coffee and a tasty slice of homemade cake from the Docky Hut Café at the end of your walk.

The Adventurers' & Octavia Hill Trail are ideal for those wanting a longer walk, exploring the new wetland areas of the reserve. Look (and listen) for waders & ducks, marsh harriers, and our free roaming herds of konik ponies and highland cattle.

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 is available over the winter months. Please book with the Visitor Centre prior to your visit.

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.

There's some amazing wildlife to see at Wicken Fen over the cold winter months as our native species are joined by thousands of migrants seeking to escape the harsh Northern European winter. Wrap up warm, grab your binoculars and follow our guide to some of the species to look out for and the best places to see them.

Hike or cycle to our remote (and very basic) 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 our 2019 campsite availability here.

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.

Short-eared owls and hen harriers, to deer, voles and otters, there’s plenty to enjoy on a walk through the fen.

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

We were excited to welcome Chris Packham’s team to Wicken Fen on Sunday 22nd July as part of his UK Bioblitz.

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 110 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.

Find out more about the great work that one of our many volunteers does here at Wicken Fen. We are always keen to talk about volunteering opportunities at Wicken.

Thanks to your help, we've been able to rest and protect the unique habitat of Wicken's Sedge Fen. We're making great progress and have exciting plans to do 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. We've added a Fen Harvester to the Wicken team to 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 books, travel goods, wildlife prints, local crafts to tasty treats. All proceeds from the shop help us look after Wicken Fen "For Ever and Everyone".

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.

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.