The Mound
The Mound is a bird hide in Wicken, East Cambridgeshire, England. The Mound is situated nearby to the nature reserve Kingfishers Bridge NR, as well as near the tourism office Classroom & Education Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stretham Old Engine and Wicken Fen.
Stretham Old Engine
Museum
Photo: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine just south of Stretham in Cambridgeshire, England, that was used to pump water from flood-affected areas of The Fens back into the River Great Ouse. Stretham Old Engine is situated 1½ miles west of The Mound.
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. Wicken Fen is situated 2 miles southeast of The Mound.
Spinney Abbey
Farm
Spinney Abbey, originally known as Spinney Priory, is a house and farm on the site of a former monastic foundation close to the village of Wicken, on the edge of the fens in Cambridgeshire, England. Spinney Abbey is situated 1 mile southeast of The Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Thetford and Wicken.
Little Thetford
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Thetford is a small village in the civil parish of Thetford, 3 miles south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 76 miles by road from London. Little Thetford is situated 2 miles north of The Mound.
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 is situated 2 miles southeast of The Mound.
Stuntney
Village
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stuntney is a village between Ely and Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. It is just off the main road going from Newmarket to Ely, the A142. Stuntney is situated 3 miles north of The Mound.
The Mound
- Type: Bird hide
- Categories: building and recreation area
- Location: Wicken, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.33346° or 52° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
0.26218° or 0° 15′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9F4287M6+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 334822301OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bird_hide
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