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The National Trust is marking 125 years since it acquired its first nature reserve - a rare wetlands habitat.

Wicken Fen has been "a mecca for local naturalists" because it is one of Cambridgeshire's last pieces of undrained fen, the charity said.

The first two acres (0.8ha) of land were bought in 1899. The reserve now extends across 2,053 acres (830ha).

Countryside manager Alan Kell said Wicken Fen was now the most species-rich area of the UK.

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