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Wicken Poors' Fen - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.32157, 0.28879

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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

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Four Lodes Trail at Wicken FenWalking route6.4 km

Grass paths following waterways. Made and unmade grass paths. Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Blue Route)Walking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Red Route)Walking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wicken Soham CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 11Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 11Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route518 m
Named routeLength 518 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Breed Fen Drovebyway open to all traffic · 329 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 329 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wicken Dolvers

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wicken Dolvers

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🌱Burwell HouseUrban park4.9 km→🌱East Fen CommonUrban park4.4 km→🐄South Angle Farm ParkVisitor farm2.4 km→✦Our Time CapsuleHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Qua Fen CommonUrban park4.3 km→

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