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Boundary cross, Old Fen Dike

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📷 Alex McGregor · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Reed, Spiked Water-milfoil, Fennel Pondweed +118 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Reed, Spiked Water-milfoil, Fennel Pondweed +118 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Fennel Pondweed, Amphibious Bistort, Grass-leaved Orache +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Owl, Barn Owl, Tree Sparrow +5 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Barn Owl, Tree Sparrow +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bembidion lampros, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Bembidion lampros, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 1Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route516 m
Named routeRef 1Length 516 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route862 m
Named routeRef 1Length 862 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Fen Dike - geograph.org.uk - 6827739

📷 Alex McGregor · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Fen Dike - geograph.org.uk - 6827739

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Romano-British settlement S of Shell BridgeHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦St Ives CrossHistoric site1.2 km→⛪Tydd Fen Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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