Mare Fen

Mare Fen, drying out.
Mare Fen in July 2014.

Mare Fen is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough.[1] It lies north of the village of Swavesey and west of Over in the county of Cambridgeshire.

It is a Local Nature Reserve.[2][3]

Skating

Skating competitions were held at Mare Fen from 1880 to 1933. The county council allowed skating to continue when it bought the fen in 1985.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Wildlife Trust: Mare Fen
  2. ↑ "Mare Fen". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  3. ↑ "Map of Mare Fen". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  4. ↑ Swavesey - Introduction | A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 9 (pp. 374-381)

Coordinates: 52°18′35″N 0°00′11″E / 52.309765°N 0.003001°E / 52.309765; 0.003001

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