It is one of the country’s oldest nature reserves – and there have been more than 9,450 species recorded there, including 13 new to science. Now the National Trust has announced that to mark the 125th anniversary of Wicken Fen, it is embarking on a £1.8million project to restore 215 hectares (531 acres) of precious peat. The trust warns that without action, the majority of the remaining peat in the fens could be lost within 30 years, emitting carbon as it degrades rather than helping to store it. Alan Kell, the National Trust’s countryside manager at Wicken Fen, said: “Healthy peatlands are ma…