The National Trust's oldest nature reserve, and England's most famous fen
There's so much to see and do at Wicken Fen. From wildlife spotting to exploring on foot, bike or boat - here's a few ideas to help you plan your Wicken Fen adventure this May half term.
Wicken Fen, one of Europe's most important wetlands, supports an abundance of wildlife. There are more than 9000 species, including a spectacular array of plants, birds and dragonflies.
The raised boardwalk and lush grass droves allow easy access to a lost landscape of flowering meadows, sedge and reedbeds, where you can encounter rarities such as hen harriers, water voles and bitterns.
Wicken Fen Vision, an ambitious landscape-scale conservation project, is opening up new areas of land to explore. Our grazing herds of Highland cattle and Konik ponies are helping to create a diverse range of new habitats.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £9.40 | £8.50 |
| Child | £4.70 | £4.25 |
| Family | £23.40 | £21.25 |
| One adult family | £14.10 | £12.75 |
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Group Adult
Minimum group size 12
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N/A | £7.60 |
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Group Child
Minimum group size 12
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N/A | £3.80 |
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | N/A | £3.00 |
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
The Boardwalk, Woodland Walk and Summer Nature Trail are on Sedge Fen. Admission is through the Visitor Centre for this core historic part of the Fen.
Free entry for National Trust members, please show your cards in the Visitor Centre. .
For those wanting to visit the wider reserve, please note we operate pay and display in our car park where car park charges of £3 will apply for non members. Members park free of charge; please scan your membership card to get your ticket to display.
Times for the nature reserve refer to Sedge Fen (Boardwalk, Woodland Walk, and seasonally, the Summer Nature Trail, from beg June - end Sept). Trails on the wider reserve open dawn to dusk.
