Is the project connected with the Wicken Fen Vision?
99.9% of the ancient undrained Fens has been changed to arable farmland and given way to the growth of towns and villages. Wicken Fen, along with Woodwalton Fen in the Great Fen project area, is one of the few remaining fragments. The Wicken Fen vision to expand the reserve is being led by the National Trust. The history of Wicken Fen and Woodwalton Fen are linked as they were both established as nature reserves (and protected from drainage) in the early 1900s after they were acquired by Sir Charles Rothschild. Although the Great Fen project is not directly connected to Wicken Fen scheme or other fenland restoration projects, all of the other projects going on in the Fens are welcomed by the partnership. These other initiatives, such as the RSPB/Hanson project at Needingworth and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust’s project at Thurlby and Baston, have been put together in a strategic plan for the Fens as a whole. This strategy was agreed at the Fens Water Forum, held on 13th November 2001. Th
