Wicken Poor’s Fen (open access)

Wicken Poor’s Fen (open access) is in Cambridgeshire, England. Wicken Poor’s Fen (open access) is situated nearby to the locality Breed Fen, as well as near Baker’s Fen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wicken Fen and Soham railway station.

Wicken Fen

Nature reserve

Photo: Dr Border, Public domain.

Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve, and a Nature Conservation Review site.

Soham railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Soham railway station is a station on the Ipswich–Ely line, serving the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire. The original station operated between 1879 and 1965. It was reopened in 2021.

Burwell Baptist Chapel

Church

Photo: Ajay Tegala, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burwell Baptist Chapel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soham and Burwell.

Soham

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Soham is a town and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. Its population was 12,336 at the 2021 census.

Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes, including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village.

Wicken

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.

Wicken Poor’s Fen (open access)

Type: Wetland
Category: body of water
Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3082° or 52° 18′ 29″ north

Longitude

0.2897° or 0° 17′ 23″ east

Open location code

9F42875Q+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 257638889

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Breed Fen and Baker’s Fen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wicken Fen Visitor Centre and 1930s fen dwelling.

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