The River Glen, left, and Baston Fen Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire Fens.
Baston Fen Nature Reserve adjacent to the River Glen in the Lincolnshire Fens. At just 35 hectares this reserve is the largest remaining area of wet fenland in Lincolnshire and is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Owned and managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, this wetland reserve is also the last stronghold for many endangered fenland plants, birds, molluscs and invertebrates. In winter large numbers of wildfowl are attracted to the flooded washlands, including wigeon, teal and mallard, while in summer dragonflies hawk over black peaty pools which hold rare aquatic plants such as frogbit, fen pondweed and greater water-parsnip.
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Keywords: baston, canal, england, fen, fenland, fens, glen, lincolnshire, marsh, river, sssi, sunny, trust, uk, washland, wetland, wildlife, winter
