Holme Fen
Holme Fen National Nature Reserve is one of four remaining fragments of the ancient wild fens.
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Sites to visit
Explore the Great Fen's restored landscapes and nature reserves, providing a perfect habitat for experiencing wildlife.
Holme Fen Posts
Holme Fen Posts were erected in 1848 to record the peat shrinkage.
Holme Fen Spring Restoration
Natural England Reserve Manager, Tristan Colaco, explains how Rhododendron has thrived at Holme Fen NNR but how its removal, alongside birch clearance, will positively impact the exciting…
Holme Fen - A Reserve For All Seasons
Sarah Lambert, of the Peterborough Local Group of the Wildlife Trust BCN, looks forward to the year ahead and favourite species hoped to be found once more at Holme Fen NNR.
Group Visits
The Great Fen welcomes groups to visit and see the restoration work and habitats for themselves.
Holm oak
The Holm oak is an introduced species that has been widely planted near the coast and in parkland. It is self-seeding in the south of the UK. Its young leaves are spiny like Holly leaves, and it…
Educational Visits
Our reserves provide the perfect environment to engage in learning outdoors, with many facilities at The Countryside Centre to host educational visits for schools and clubs.
Group visits & Talks
The Great Fen works closely with all ages of the local community offering a wide range of services.
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. However, it can be enticed to visit a peanut-laden birdtable.
Garden tiger moth
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
My sofa
Alfie has bucket loads of energy and needs the freedom and space to burn it off. A visit to his local nature reserve, Siccaridge Wood, with his two younger brothers is the perfect place for this…