The Fens
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The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying a
Wicken Fen
England population density and low elevation coastal zones. The Fens are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.
A windpump at Wicken Fen
The former by-laws of Deeping Fen at Pode Hole near Spalding
South Forty-Foot Drain
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The South Forty-Foot Drain, also known as the Black Sluice Navigation, is the main channel for the land-drainage of the Black Sluice Level in the Lincolnshire Fens. It lies in eastern England between
The South Forty-Foot Drain at Pointon, between Boston and Guthrum Gowt. Here its origin as a drainage channel is very evident.
The Holland Fen pumping station, which pumps water from Clay Dike into the South Forty-Foot Drain
Black Sluice pumping station at Boston, where the Drain meets The Haven, was decommissioned in 2018.
The new lock at Black Sluice, allowing navigation from The Haven to the Drain