Wrabness Local Nature Reserve

The reserve is located on the southern bank of the River Stour between Manningtree and Harwich, and is a mixture of unimproved grassland, wooded areas and marshland with extensive intertidal mudflats and saltmarsh. A network of paths and specially designed ramps makes for easy access for the disabled visitor. You can enjoy both Coppice woodland and watching waders on the Read more…

Just around the corner from The Naze Centre you’ll find John Weston Nature Reserve, an important site for passing birds in the spring and autumn Read more…

Skippers Island is one of the last remaining places in Essex with a true feeling of wilderness – a remote island in the Walton Backwaters, there is a sense of peacefulness, only interrupted by the calls of waders and the sound of the rising and falling tide. Read more…

Colne Point is an impressive expanse of saltmarsh, creek and shingle, running along the coastline at the mouth of the Colne Estuary Read more…

Visit Weeley Wood Nature Reserve– a beautiful woodland in spring to be fully immersed in a sea of colour, as the wildflowers that carpet this ancient woodland show off their bright flowers. Read more…

Take a walk around Howlands Marsh Nature Reserve– one of the best coastal grazing marshes in Essex, with its amazing display of wintering wildfowl and rare saltmarsh plants Read more…