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October fun outdoors at Wicken Fen

We visited this lovely National Trust nature reserve when our little adventurer fished a rare and protected Great Crested Newt out of the murky depths during pond-dipping.  Now that autumn has arrived, Wicken Fen has more great activities to get you pulling on gloves and scarves and heading outdoors.  Look out for the popular Fairies and Pixies event for pre-schoolers, bird-box making and plenty of spooky fun for half-term and Halloween, from apple-bobbing to a Ghost tour of the Fen by boat.  See the website for more details.

Amongst the 8,000 species of wildlife living in the Fen are wild ponies, muntjack deer, and hundreds of rare dragonflies. Also spotted recently (one for the mums…) was presenter and real-life adventurer Ben Fogle filming on the Fen for a forthcoming TV series.