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BIRD FLU: Fen to stay open.

From: Bury Free Press (Bury St. Edmunds, England)  |  Date: 11/16/2007

Wildlife habitat Redgrave and Lopham Fen is situated within the 3km protection zone which surrounds Redgrave Park Farm - the site of the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

The fen, which covers an area of 123 hectares, is the largest remaining river valley fen in England and has international protection because of this. It is a mixture of wet heathland, open water, scrub and woodland.

Large numbers of summer migratory birds, such as warblers, spend the summer months at the fen while ...

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