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The Top 11 Natural Monuments in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 11

beautiful natural monuments in Cambridgeshire. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Far Fen Lake

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Part of the RSPB Nature Reserve, Far Fen Lake is recognisable by the island near its eastern shore.

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Holme Posts

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They may look like strange green lampposts but Holme Posts are part of history. The posts were buried in 1848 to measure how much the land sunk after Whittlesey Mere, …

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Coploe Hill Pit Nature Reserve

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Nature has reclaimed Coploe Hill Pit since its days used as a chalk pit. The area is now a haven for wildlife, home to many species of birds, insects and …

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Ouse Washes Wetland (Norfolk–Cambridgeshire border)

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The Ouse Washes is a SSSI and an internationally important wetland habitat. Stretching from St Ives to Downham Market it serves as a flood storage area and is often under …

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Sedge Fen, Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

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An additional feature at Wicken Fen, Sedge Fen is a managed habitat with amazing displays of butterflies. Separate charges (free to NT members) apply. In July 2020, you had to pre-book a timed entry due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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Stow cum Quy Fen Pond

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On Stow cum Quy Fen is a small rectangular pond. It is likely this is a filled in pit from the 19th century when coprolite was quarried in the area. …

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Holme Fen National Nature Reserve

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Holme Fen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as well as a National Nature Reserve (NNR). It is in the location of Whittlesey Mere, once the biggest lake …

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Grainne's Mound

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Small mound to the right of the viewing platform.

Mining bees live in this bank; if you look closely you can see the small holes which they dig and lay …

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RSPB Hanson Ouse Fen Nature Reserve

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This is the site of an ambitious project, a partnership between the RSPB and Hanson to transform a working sand and gravel quarry into a thriving nature reserve.

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Bartlow Hills Roman Tumuli Cemetery

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Go to the rear of St Mary's churchyard and there is a dirt path that runs over an old railway bridge and you will end up at Bartlow Hills

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The Top 11 Natural Monuments in Cambridgeshire

Far Fen Lake

Holme Posts

Coploe Hill Pit Nature Reserve

Ouse Washes Wetland (Norfolk–Cambridgeshire border)

Sedge Fen, Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

Stow cum Quy Fen Pond

Holme Fen National Nature Reserve

Grainne's Mound

RSPB Hanson Ouse Fen Nature Reserve

Bartlow Hills Roman Tumuli Cemetery

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