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Celebrating 125 years at Wicken Fen
- Published:
- 31 March 2024
- Last updated:
- 31 March 2024
On 1st May 2024, we celebrated our 125th anniversary at Wicken Fen as well as 25 years of the Wider Wicken Vision Project.
Celebrating 125 years
Wednesday 1 May 2024 marked 125 years since the National Trust acquired its first two acres of land at Wicken Fen. Since 1899, when it became the National Trust's first nature reserve, Wicken Fen has now expanded to over 2,000 acres. Today, it is one of Europe's most important wetlands and home to more than 9,000 species. Watch our story here. The anniversary celebrations continue with summer evening openings.
25 years of the Vision project
Launched in 1999, the Wider Wicken Vision is a 100-year plan to create a diverse landscape for wildlife, people and carbon; a historic landscape that will provide space in the modern world to breathe, think and explore.
We are looking to increase the historic landscape from Wicken Fen to the edge of Cambridge by working in partnerships for the benefit of people, climate and nature – an exciting and pioneering plan to take into the next century. Watch the story here.
