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There are not many days when a walk along Broad Lane across Great North Fen, Cottenham, doesn’t produce something of interest.

Cottenham Lode and Great North Fen, 15th July 2022, in a prolonged dry period.

Fen drain, North Fen, Cottenham. Perhaps we should think of them as veins, not drains.

Another September evening on North Fen, Cottenham.

Sun setting over North Fen, Cottenham, mid-August 2021.

Low evening sun illuminates trees in bold relief against an approaching leaden sky. Edge of Cottenham, August 2021.

It’s too easy to focus on the scale and drama of the skies in the Fens. It’s important to look to the land for the features that help to define this extraordinary landscape.