Type Nature reserve OS grid TM 048 193 | Area 48.6 hectares Phone +44 1206 729678 | |
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Address S Green Rd, Fingringhoe, Colchester CO5 7DW, UK Hours Closed now Saturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PM Similar High Woods Country P, RSPB Stour Estuary, Cud Grove Country P, Langham Community Centre, Magnox | ||
Nightingales at fingringhoe wick
Fingringhoe Wick is a 48.6 hectare nature reserve in Fingringhoe in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, which runs a visitor centre on the site. It is part of the Colne Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar site and Nature Conservation Review site.
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These former gravel quarries were the Trust's first reserve, established in 1961. Habitats are the Colne Estuary, gorse heathland, grassland, reedbeds and ponds. There are nearly 200 species of birds and 350 of flowering plants, together with many dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies.
The site can be accessed by a 30 to 45 minute walk along the Gravel Pit Trail from Fingringhoe village.
The nightingales of fingringhoe wick
References
Fingringhoe Wick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA