Type Nature reserve Managed by Essex Wildlife Trust | OS grid TM 011 154 Area 40 ha | |
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Location Mersea Island, Essex, U.K. | ||
Ray Island is a 40.5 hectare nature reserve west of Mersea Island in Essex. It is owned by the National Trust and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.
The site is a sandy hill which rises out of an area of saltmarsh. It has rough grassland and a shingle foreshore. There are saltmarsh plants such as lax flowered sea-lavender, sea rush and golden samphire, and breeding birds include oystercatchers and shelducks.
Access is by boat and is restricted to trust members.
References
Ray Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA