Fingringhoe Wick
This walk visits the Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve in the Essex village of Fingringhoe.
The reserve lies just to the east of the village and includes some pleasant footpaths taking you around the wildlife rich salt marsh. The reserve is notable as Essex Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve. It's a great place for bird watching with many different species of wader enjoying the wetlands, pools and lakes at the site. Birds to look out for include Marsh Harrier, Avocet and Merlin. In the warmer months many species of butterfly can also be seen fluttering around the various wildflowers.
On the eastern side of the reserve there's also some pleasant views of the River Colne.
In nearby Wivenhoe you can pick up the Wivenhoe Trail and follow it north along the river to Colchester. Heading south along the Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea Walk will take you to the Colne Estuary National Nature Reserve at Brightlingsea. There are more great bird watching opportunities to be found here.
Postcode
CO5 7DN - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
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Dog Walking
There is a one mile doggy trail where you can take your dog for a walk. Please keep them on leads.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Shrubby Seablite at Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve Shrubby Seaboard is a plant of shingle banks, and is found on suitable places from Blakeney in Norfolk to Dungeness in Kent. It looks rather like heather from a distance, but lives in a very different habitat. This plant was growing on a shingle outcrop at the edge of the saltmarsh at Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve, which was then the headquarters of the Essex Naturalists Trust
Old gravel workings at Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve. The reserve consists of grassland, gorse heathland, reedbeds, ponds, meadows and scrub.
The Old Jetty on the River Colne
View from the Nature Reserve
The Boardwalk
Pathway
Bunkhouse Pond
Wildlife garden