Getting here
52.30720, 0.29385
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Wicken Fen Car Park 102m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Wicken Fen Car Park 102m away — 10 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Wigeon, Lapwing, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Agriotes obscurus, Pine Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Chickweed, Dandelion, Bulrush +1 more foraging species
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Goat Willow, Ground-ivy +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Chickweed, Goat Willow, Ground-ivy +12 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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.
Rothschild WayWalking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Blue Route)Walking route3.5 km
Soham Millennium Walk (Red Route)Walking route1.8 km
Cross Greenpublic footpath · 140 m
🚴Cycling
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
NCN 51Cycling route
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Wicken Soham CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
🐴Horse riding
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Harrison's Drovebridleway · 181 m
grass verge in middle
Harrison's Drovebridleway · 570 m
some sections can get muddy, wood debris
Harrison's Drovebyway open to all traffic · 710 m
Sedge Fen Drovebridleway · 686 m
Breed Fen Drovebyway open to all traffic · 758 m
Wildlife to spot
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