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Education
Educational
programmes
for children

Science
History
Geography
Art
Boardwalk
Autumn/Winter
Key stage 5 and
Higher Education

How to book

New and Noteworthy
 See also News
Konik Pony Walk
Monthly bird
reports
New Learning
Officer
Wildlife
photographer
Exhibits at
Wicken Fen
Cuckoos!
Paddleboard
safaris
Ringing report
for 2009
Geocaching
Accessible
Britain Awards
Living play area










History

Fen Cottage
KS1-KS2
Trails and quizzes around the cottage looking at the history, partly laid out in the Victorian era. Handling exercises
Social history, looking at photos and artefacts.
EY-KS1
Listen to the story of Ruby's visit to the Fen Cottage 100 years ago

Fenland Social History
Learn about peat digging and the drainage of the fens. Who was Cornelius Vermuyden and why did the Fen Tigers hate him so much?

 

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