C9.1      Maps
     C9.2      Photographs
     C9.3      Archives
     C9.4      Bibliography

C9.1 Maps

a) 1:50,000 First Series. Sheet 154. The property lies within the map squares 5469, 5569, 5669, 5470, 5570, 5670, and 5571. It should be noted that the boundary of the Trust property as shown on sheet 154 of the 1:50,000 OS Map is very inaccurate; it is more accurately shown on Sheet 135 of the Seventh Series (1" to 1 mile). Details of corrections to the 1:50,000 map are with the Ordinance Survey for their next map edition.

b) 1:25 000. Sheets TL 56 and TL 57. There are also inaccuracies in the boundaries shown on the 1983 1:25,000 map (Pathfinder Series).

c) National Grid Plans 1:2500. Sheets 5489-5569, 5470-5570, 5669-5769, 5470-5570 and 5471-5571.

d) Soil maps, Geological maps - see under soil and geology sections (C3.2).

e) Maps prepared by R. Turvey for Harley Books, from aerial photographs taken in 1989. These show the extent of the property, the S.S.S.I., the names of parts of the Fen, of droves, ditches and dykes, and the numbering system for compartments and water-bodies used for biological recording.

There is an extensive set of aerial photographs from the 1930s onwards. A set is held by the Local Management Committee and may be found in the archives. Many were taken by the Committee for Aerial Photography, University of Cambridge from whom copies may be obtained. The C.A.P. is willing to undertaking photographic flights for scientific purposes. A list of aerial photographs is in Rowell & Harvey (1988).

Other photographs are in the archives; there is a need to look for more old photographs as an aid to the assessment of change. Relevant photographs in the Cambridgeshire collection have been researched by G. Lohoar and S. Ballard.

The Wardens also have extensive photographic records of day-to-day activities on the Fen. The Deputy Head Warden has recently begun photographic monitoring (Section A5.3).

The archives are kept by the Secretary. Those up to 1976 are in good order, having been sorted by subject and indexed by Mrs. Crompton. Material added subsequently is being sorted and indexed under the same system by Mrs. Walters in 1992. The archives include Minute books and Annual Reports, dating back to 1924, many original letters and documents, and photographs. Some of them require conservation work.

The archives were moved in 1992 into the annexe of the Scientific Periodicals Library in Cambridge on medium-term loan. When sorting and indexing has been brought up to date, it is intended that two copies are produced: one to be kept at Wicken and one on microfilm for loan to the Cambridgeshire Collection, Cambridge Public Library. The originals will be conserved according to advice given by the Conservator of the Cambridge University Library. The cost of this project will be substantial and needs to be discussed by the Committee.

Lists and records of flora and fauna are kept by the Botanical and Zoological Secretaries, respectively (see Sections C4.1, C4.2); there is additional material in the archives.

A comprehensive bibliography of the Fen has been prepared by Dr T.A. Rowell (2nd edition, 1988). It contains more than 650 references. There is a copy with the Secretary, and others at Blickling, Wicken Fen, University of Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences and elsewhere.

Material referred to in the present work is listed below.

Anon (l963) The Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. O.U.P.

Anglian Water (1984) Fisheries Survey of the Cambridgeshire Lodes; Sept-Oct 1984.

Anglian Water (1985) Fisheries Survey of Wicken Fen. March 1985.

Babington, C.C. (1860) Flora of Cambridgeshire

Ball, I.R. (1968) The Freshwater Triclads of Wicken Fen. Guides to Wicken Fen,6. The National Trust.

Bennett, T.J. & Lohoar G. (1990) Dragonflies and Damselflies at
Wicken Fen.

Bennett, T.J. & Thorne, C.J.R. (1989) The Birds of Wicken Fen.

Bishop, M.J. (1974) Quantitative studies on some living British wetland mollusc faunas. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 15: 299-326

Bloom, A. (1944) The Farm in the Fen. Faber & Faber

Conway, V.M. (1936a) Studies in the ecology of Cladium mariscus R.Br. 1. Structure and development. New Phytologist 35: 177-204

Conway, V.M. (1936b) Studies in the ecology of Cladium mariscus R.Br. 2. Environmental conditions at Wicken Fen, with special reference to soil temperatures and the soil atmosphere. New Phytologist 35: 359-380

Conway, V.M. (1938a) Studies in the ecology of Cladium mariscus R.Br. 3. The aeration of the subterranean parts of the plant. New Phytologist 36: 64-96

Duffey, E. (1970) Spiders. Guides to Wicken Fen 7. The National Trust

Eastham, L.E.S. (1932) 54. Wicken Fen Fauna - a Review. In: The Natural History of Wicken Fen (J.S.Gardiner,Ed.).

Emmett, A.M. (1972) Microlepidoptera; an annotated checklist. Guides to Wicken Fen 9. The National Trust.

Ennion, E.A.R. (1949) Adventurers' Fen. Herbert Jenkins, London.

Gardiner, J.S. (1923-32) The Natural History of Wicken Fen. Vols 1-6. Bowes & Bowes, Cambridge.

Gardiner, J.S. (1932) 56. Omissions and Additions. In: The Natural History of Wicken Fen, ed. J.S.Gardiner.

Godwin, H. (1931) Studies in the ecology of Wicken Fen. 1. The ground water level of the fen. Journal of Ecology 19: 449-473

Godwin, H. (l936) Studies in the ecology of Wicken Fen. 3. The establishment and development of fen carr (scrub). Journal of Ecology 24: 82-116

Godwin, H. (1940) Studies of the post-glacial history of British vegetation. 3. Fenland pollen diagrams. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc., B, 230: 239-285

Godwin, H. (1941) Studies in the ecology of Wicken Fen. 4. Crop- taking experiments. Journal of Ecology 29: 83-106

Godwin, H. (1978) Fenland: its ancient past and uncertain
future. Cambridge University Press.

Godwin, H. & Bharucha, F.R. (1932) Studies in the ecology of Wicken Fen. 2. The Fen water table and its control of plant communities. Journal of Ecology 20: 157-191

Godwin, H., Clowes, D.R. & Huntley, B. (1974) Studies in the ecology of Wicken Fen. 5. The development of fen carr. Journal of Ecology 62: 197-214

Godwin, H. & Tansley, A.G. (1929) 37. The vegetation of Wicken Fen. In: The natural history of Wicken Fen,pp.385-446. (J.S.Gardiner,Ed.)

Gowing, J.W. (1977) The hydrology of Wicken Fen and its influence on the acidity of the soil. M.Sc. Thesis, Cranfield Institute of Technology.

Haslam, S.M. (1969) The Reed ('Norfolk Reed'). Norfolk Reed Growers Association: 1

Haslam, S.M. (1972) Biological Flora of the British Isles, No.128. Phragmites communis Trin. Journal of Ecology 60: 585-610

Hodge, C.A.H. & Searle, R.S. (1966) The Soils of the District around Cambridge. Soil Survey, Harpenden.

Hoskins, W.G. & Stamp, L. Dudley (1963) The Common Lands of England and Wales. Collins

Lee, D.G. (1988) Environmental change and freshwater macroinvertebrates at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge.

Lock, J.M. (1972) Survey of St Edmunds Fen. Report to the Executive Committee

Lock, J.M. (1990) Calcifuge bryophytes at Wicken Fen. Journal of Bryology

Lohoar, G. & Ballard, S. (1990) Turf-digging at Wicken Fen.
The National Trust.

Lunel, T. (1984) Phosphate and nitrate in fresh water at Wicken Fen. Internal Report, Fen Archives.

Paul, C.R.C. (1967) Mollusca of the Wicken Sedge Fen. Guides to Wicken Fen 2. The National Trust

Perring, F.M., et al (1964) A Flora of Cambridgeshire. Cambridge University Press

Ratcliffe, D.E. (1977) A Nature Conservation Review (2 Vols.) Cambridge University Press.

Rodwell, J. (1984) Swamps and tall-herb fens. Draft account for National Vegetation Classification Scheme. N.C.C.

Rodwell, J. (1985) Salix cinerea-Betula pubescens-Phragmites australis woodland. Draft account for National Vegetation Classification Scheme. N.C.C.

Rodwell, J. (1991a) British Plant Communities. vol 1
Woodlands and Scrub. C.U.P.

Rodwell, J. (1991b) British Plant Communities. vol 2
Mires and Heaths. C.U.P.

Rowell, T.A. (1983) History and Management of Wicken Fen. Ph.D.Thesis, University of Cambridge

Rowell, T.A., Guarino, L. & Harvey, H.J. (1985) The experimental management of vegetation at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. Journal of Applied Ecology 22:217-227.

Rowell, T.A. & Harvey, H.J. (1988) The recent histroy of Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, England: a guide to ecological development. Journal of Ecology 76: 73-90.

Sharrock, J.R.T. (1975) Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. T.A. & D. Poyser

Smart, J. (1972) Butterflies and day-flying Moths. Guides to Wicken Fen No 8. National Trust.

Spencer, R. (1985). Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 1982. British Birds 78: 69-92

Stout, J.D. (1971) Soil Biology & Biochemistry 3: 9-25

Street, T. (1982) The use and management of Fenland nature reserves. Typescript in Fen archives.

The National Trust Acts

Underhill-Day, J.C. (1984) Population and breeding biology of Marsh Harriers in Britain since 1900. Journal of Applied Ecology 21: 773-787

Wheeler, B.D. (1980a) Plant communities of rich-fen systems in England and Wales. 1. Introduction. Tall Sedge and Reed Communities. Journal of Ecology 68: 365-395

Wheeler, B.D. (1980b) Plant communities of rich-fen systems in England and Wales. 3. Fen meadow, fen grassland and fen woodland communities, and contact communities. Journal of Ecology 68: 761-788

Yapp, R.H. (1908) Sketches of vegetation at home and abroad. 4. Wicken Fen. New Phytologist 7: 61-81