Berry Fen

Berry Fen
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL 378 745[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	15.3 hectares[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Berry Fen is a 15.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Western outskirts of Earith in Cambridgeshire.[1][2]

This neutral grassland periodically floods in the winter. It is used by wintering wildfowl, including Bewick's swans in nationally numbers, especially when the nearby Ouse Washes flood too deeply. There are wetland herbs such as marsh ragwort and the rare narrow-leaved water-dropwort.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

"Designated Sites View: Berry Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"Map of Berry Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"Berry Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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[dsv-1] "Designated Sites View: Berry Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[map-2] "Map of Berry Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[3] "Berry Fen citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.