The Great Fen

One of Europe’s most ambitious landscape restoration projects, reconnecting Holme Fen and Woodwalton Fen across a recovering wetland.

The Great Fen is bringing separate nature reserves and intervening land into a connected landscape for wildlife, people and peatland recovery. Its story includes the surviving habitats of Holme Fen and Woodwalton Fen, but also the long work of restoring land between them. Exploring different parts reveals contrasts between woodland, open water, reedbed and former farmland. This is a place to understand change over time rather than a single attraction with one entrance. Choose a route or reserve that suits your visit and check the project’s current access guidance.