The Great Fen Project: What You Should Know
The Great Fen Project: What You Should Know
The Great Fen area was the last substantial area of the fenland basin to be drained, as late as 1850.
Holme Fen National Nature Reserve is the location of the most south-easterly raised bog in Britain. This is a special type of wetland typically found in the north-west
Over 1,000 species of moth can be found in our reserves.
The Great Fen is the only place in Britain that you can see the rare Fen woodrush.
Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve acts as a flood storage reservoir for 20,000 hectares of surrounding farmland.
Holme Fen National Nature Reserve is the largest silver birch woodland in lowland England.
The Great Fen area includes the site of the Whittlesey Mere, England’s largest lowland lake, which was drained for agriculture in the middle of the 1800s.
Over 800 species of beetle have been recorded at Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve
Woodwalton Fen was the first reserve owned by the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves, which since became the Royal Society for Nature Conservation, also known as the Wildlife Trusts
The Great Fen area includes the lowest place in Britain, at up to 5m below sea level.
Related links:
The Great Fen Project: Just What Wildlife, Nature and People Need
The Great Fen Project
Filed under: Did You Know on November 8th, 2008
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