RSPB Nene Washes — Attraction in Fenland District

The car park is small but I’ve never seen more than a couple of cars parked there. This is a beautiful place to stretch your legs, breathe in the fresh air and enjoy the birds. There are no seats or benches along the walk so if you need to take the weight off your legs keep that in mind.

The track is mainly gravel with lots of potholes, if using a wheelchair or mobility scooter it won’t be the easiest of tracks to navigate although it can be done. If taking your little one in a buggy make sure it’s a robust one.

If you want to identify the birds along the walk, it would be best to take some binoculars. This is also an important site for breeding...

It was our first visit to Nene Washes and we wanted to do it because we will shortly be living around 20 mins down the road from it.

Undoubtedly... we will be spending a lot of time here, it is a wonderful place for wildlife.

There are no facilities so you need to come prepared but if you do... the environment provides everything else.

We saw Common Crane, Garganey, Wheatear, Marsh Harrier, Cettis Warbler all in our very short visit.

Well worth...

This reserve provides amazing wildlife including whooper swans in winter and cranes! However, be careful as the postcode will not take you to the right place - follow the RSPB directions on the website to get to the right place. Other than the original confusions, it is a lovely day out with lovely wildlife, with roe deer, stonechats and huge flocks of fieldfares all seen...