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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Wildlife in Wicken Fen

Wicken Fen: View of water fowl
View of waterfowl across the mere from the hide at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire Photograph: Paul Harris/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Drowned trees in the waterways
Drowned trees in the waterways Photograph: Paul Harris/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Konik ponies
Konik ponies – small, semi-wild horses originally from Poland Photograph: Paul Harris/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Emperor Dragonfly, Anax imperator, male resting amongst grass
A male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) resting in grass Photograph: Michael Hutchinson/Rex Features
Wicken Fen: Flame wainscot moth
The scarce flame wainscot moth (Mythimna flammea) Photograph: NTPL
Wicken Fen: Bittern {Botaurus stellaris} stalking through marsh, Britain
A bittern (Botaurus stellaris) stalking through marsh. Wading birds, bitterns are secretive and very difficult to see as they move silently through reeds at water's edge looking for fish Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Rex Features
Wicken Fen: Common European toad tadpoles {Bufo bufo} amongst Bladderwort, Britain
Common, or European, toad tadpoles (Bufo bufo) among bladderwort Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Rex Features
Wicken Fen: Brimstone moth
Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) Photograph: NTPL
Wicken Fen: Crucifix ground beetle
Crucifix ground beetle (Panagaeus cruxmajor). Measuring between eight and 10mm in length, the beetle's large red spots on its wing cases give the appearance of a red background behind a black cross Photograph: NTPL
Wicken Fen: Water vole
The water vole (Arvicola amphibius), a semi-aquatic mammal sometimes referred to as a water rat Photograph: John Bridges/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Common Spotted Orchid
Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Bullfinch in a tree
A bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in a tree. Bullfinches feed on the buds of various trees in spring and were once a 'pest' of fruit crops Photograph: Lehtikuva OY /Rex Features
Wicken Fen: Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus). Adult swallowtails often have a forked tail similar to that of some swallows, hence the name Photograph: Matthew Oates/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Yellow Flag Iris by the lily pond
A yellow flag iris on a lily pond Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Cuckoo
A cuckoo Photograph: John Bridges/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Lappet moth
Lappet moth (Gastropacha quercifolia). The lappet's Latin name refers to its resemblance to a cluster of dried oak leaves when resting Photograph: NTPL
Wicken Fen: Tower Hide at Wicken Fen
A view of Tower Hide at Wicken Fen Photograph: Paul Wakefield/NTPL
Wicken Fen: Skylark Singing On Ground (Alauda Arvensis)
A skylark (Alauda arvensis) singing on ground Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Rex Features
Wicken Fen: Roe deer in meadow close-up
Roe deer in a meadow Photograph: Erich Kuchling/Rex Features
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