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Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

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4.5

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Duckboarding which goes around the whole reserve.

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Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve was the first nature reserve owned by the National Trust when it bought an initial 2 acres of land way back in 1899. The nature reserve is a unique remnant of un-drained fenland, which once covered the vast lowlands of East Anglia. The reserve has over 9000 recorded species including rarities such as hen harriers, bittern, numerous dragonflies, moths & wildfowl. The reserve can be explored on foot, bike or boat. The Wicken Fen Vision , is an ambitious landscape scale conservation project to extend the existing nature reserve over an area of 53 sq Km from Wicken Fen to the outskirts of Cambridge.

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finnberrys

Feb 2023

4.5

Fantastically accessible nature reserve but not many animals or birds

I would normally use my mountain trike for somewhere like this, but we'd been in Ely for the morning and decided to risk it with my normal manual chair. I knew there were some duckboarded sections but had no idea of the scale of this. Even the woodland walk, in dry conditions, was quite doable.

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Disabled Access Information Provided by Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

Disabled Access at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

Access to the Visitor Centre via flat surface, entrance doors always open when Visitor Centre open. Two manual wheelchairs are available for loan from the Visitor Centre. Automatic doors to exit Visitor Centre onto main reserve. There is boardwalk access around the reserve, 1200mm wide with edges, suitable for wheelchairs & motorised buggies. The boardwalk provides access to the fen in a 3/4 mile loop. Two wildlife hides on the boardwalk have disabled access. The Lodes Way, a hard surfaced cycleway is suitable for walkers, wheelchairs, motorised buggies and bikes provides access to newer areas of the reserve. Two disabled trikes are available for hire from the cycle hire centre. Outdoor picnic tables around café, Visitor Centre and main car-park can accommodate wheelchairs.

Accessible parking at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

Two disabled parking bays in front of main Visitor Centre and additional disabled parking bays in main car-park about 250 metres Visitor Centre.

Dedicated on-site parking

On-site accessible parking bays are available within 50 metres of the entrance.

Toilets features at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

Disabled toilet in main car-park and disabled toilet in Learning Centre adjacent to Visitor Centre and Café.

Accessible toilet

A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements is available within the main public areas.