Project Name

North Fen

Country

England

Current land designations

NNR, Ramsar site, SSSI, National Park

Specific location

Esthwaite Water, Lake District

Year rewilding started

1960s

Grid reference

SD358976

Location

Latitude: 54 22 11 N Longitude: 02 59 23 W

Altitude

Project Management

Ownership: English Nature; Management: English Nature

Area under rewilding (hectares)

2ha

Project funding

English Nature

Rewilding methods

Natural regeneration: Withdrawal from land. No grazing or management of land for approximately forty years

Habitats present

Peatland; Lake edge (hydro-seral) succession; Reed swamp; Sedge fen; Wet woodland; Dry oak woodland

Target species

None

Species reintroductions

None

Access to the area

Permit only

Links to further information

English Nature website: www.english-nature.org.uk (see special sites>NNRs>North Fen)