Fulbourn Fen
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Moat of the former Zouches Castle | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 530 561[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 27.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Fulbourn Fen is a 27.3-hectare (67-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is privately owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]
There are ancient meadows on calcareous loam and peat which have never been intensively farmed, so they have a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Herbs in drier areas include cowslip and salad burnet, while wetter areas have tall fen vegetation.[3][4]
There is access by a track from Stonebridge Lane.[3]
There are eight separately named woods in Fulbourn Fen:[5]
- The Cringles - north & north-east
- Moat Wood - north-west
- Thackets Wood - west
- Ansett's Wood - south-west
- Old Orchard - south
- Hancock's Wood - central
- Widow's Wood - south-east
- Old Orchard - south
and five separate meadows:
- Ox Meadow - west
- Moat Meadow - north-west - the site of the remains of Zouches Manor
- Long Fen Pasture - central
- East Fen Pasture - east
- Four Acre - south-east
