John Hall

Review of Wicken Fen, National Trust

This is a small piece of ancient fenland which sho...

This is a small piece of ancient fenland which shows what it was like before most of the land was drained for agriculture. Plenty of well-maintained and of course mostly flat footpaths. The woodland walk needs to be booked ahead at the moment due to limited space. Cafe is doing takeaways - great hot chocolate with marshmallows. Go soon (mid-April now) to hear cuckoos. Many other summer visiting birds already arrived: saw my first swallow of the year.