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Address Essex Wildlife Trust is a charity that urgently needs the support of people who care about their county - Postcode Phone people like you! Email TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP Join us Single Joint Family TToday! Family includes up to 2 adults and 4 children at one address. St Mary’s Lane B1035 New members receive a B1414 THE NAZE A127 A133 I WOULD LIKE TO PAY voucher to claim a copy B1033 CENTRE Station UPMINSTER Ford Research of the superb ‘Essex Lane & Engineering WEELEY THORPE- £5 per month £60 per year BRIDGE B1034 KIRBY-LE- Lower B148 LE-SOKEN B1034 Wildlife Trust Nature Dunton SOKEN or other £ per month/year Reserves Guide’ by Road LAINDON B1033 HORNCHURCH WALTON Tony Gunton, a new UPMINSTER B1414 KIRBY ON THE To join Essex Wildlife Trust you must pay a minimum of £3 per month/£33 NAZE 104-page colour book. District Line Suttons Dunton Hall CROSS per year for individuals, £3.50 per month/£40 per year for joint, £4.25 per Essex Wildlife Trust Lane month/£49 per year for family. Nature Reserves Guide A133 FRINTON Tony Gunton Fill in the form on South End ON SEA I therefore enclose a total of £ St George’s B1441 this leaflet, go to www. Road Hospital B1032 Ingrebourne River (Please make cheque payable to Essex Wildlife Trust) essexwt.org.uk or call Squadrons LANGDON Approach B1007 It helps the Trust if you pay by Direct Debit. Please visit www.essexwt.org.uk to set up your 01621 862964 Car Park VISITOR Direct Debit or call us for a form. Members receive a voucher for a superb book ‘Essex

Lower CENTRE Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves Guide’ which you can collect from any Trust visitor centre. Protecting Wildlife for the Future and for the People of Essex Airfield Dunton The Naze Centre, which and other members of the www.essexwt.org.uk Way Hall Essex INGREBOURNE VALLEY opened in 2016, provides Naze Management Board to GIFT AID I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or VISITOR CENTRE information and facilities preserve this precious place. Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference. for visitors to Walton’s Location: 1m N of Walton-on- iconic Naze, and is a hub the-Naze, CO14 8LE. I want to Gift Aid my donation and any donations I make in the future from where the Trust runs or in the past 4 years to Essex Wildlife Trust Colchester, Essex Ingrebourne Valley visitor The centre, which opened The reserve covers 461 acres Location: Wildlife events and educational Open: CO5 7RZ centre is in Hornchurch in 2015, runs a programme of woodland, meadows, lakes 3m W of I am NOT a UK tax payer facilities, for school and Daily, except Christmas Day Phone 01621 862960 Country Park - a hugely of events and activities and and former plotland gardens, off A127, SS16 6EB. I do not wish to Gift Aid my donations. college groups. The centre and Boxing Day, 9am-5pm Fax 01621 862990 popular recreational green offers varied volunteering and includes a museum of Open: (November, December, has an education centre, retail Please notify us if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name and [email protected] space, owned and managed opportunities. Plotland Life and over Daily, except Christmas Day January 9am-4pm). 18 miles of nature trails. area, tearoom, toilets and a address, or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. www.essexwt.org.uk Trust by Havering Council - with and Boxing Day, 9am-5pm Location: The centre has a display room, sedum-based ‘green roof’. Phone: 01255 679379 I am happy to be contacted by Essex Wildlife Trust about conservation, stunning views over the (November, December, The Naze is important for Registered Charity No 210065 1m S of Hornchurch, giftshop, optical equipment fundraising, events and other activities by: Post Email and its RM12 6DF. January 9am-4pm). wildlife – particularly migrant Registered Company No 638666 abundant wildlife. Facilities shop, bookshop, refreshments, e-newsletter Telephone SMS Phone: birds - , archaeology, Eighty-seven nature reserves include an observation hall, Open: school facilities and toilet 01268 419103. architecture, coastal change, Print name (in full) café, retail area, terrace, Daily, except Christmas Day facilities (including disabled). history, recreation and more; Photos: Eleven visitor centres and Boxing Day, 9am-5pm There are regular activities for Signature Date education room, toilets and the Trust is working with Leafl et: Mike Allen, Steve Bottom, Daniel Bridge, (November, December, children, schools and families, Laurie Forsyth, Chris Gomersall, Tony Gunton, information to reflect both Council Please return this form to: Activities for adults, young people the site’s wildlife and its January 9am-4pm). guided walks and courses. Essex Wildlife Trust, Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough Neil Hall, Jon Hawkins, Roger Jiggins, Colchester CO5 7RZ 01621 862960 Gabbie Milligan, Charlie Oliver, Mike Read, important aviation heritage. Matthew Roberts, Matthew Wilson. and children Phone: 01708 520364. [email protected] www.essexwt.org.uk TO SET UP A Maps: First Floor Design. www.essexwt.org.ukTO JOIN ONLINE AND [email protected] Registered Charity No 210065 Registered Company No 638666 DIRECT DEBIT ‰ ‰

Protecting Wildlife for the Future and for the People of Essex VISITOR CENTRE & 90 acres Harrison Sayer 2.5 acres Meadows 22 acres St Peter’s Marsh 0.25 acres NATURE RESERVE SSSI see visitor centres. Boulder clay. Chalk grassland. A chain of old fl ood meadows and dry meadows. Spring-fed fresh marsh. THORNDON COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE Car park TL 714118. ABBOTTS HALL FARM 700 acres Hawksmere Springs 4.2 acres Sandylay & Moat Woods 20.5 acres Visits - weekdays 9am-5pm. Flower-rich meadows, and tiny ancient woodland. Loshes Meadow 17 acres Small woods rich in plants. Grassland, woodland and marsh. Aubrey Buxton 25 acres Hogmarsh SSSI 12 acres Marsh SSSI 22 acres Small lakes, woodland and grassland. Car park TL 522264. Saltmarsh on . Lower Raypits SSSI 115 acres Marsh on the bank of the . Owned Grazing marsh, sea wall and grassland. jointly with Herts & Middx. Wildlife Trust. Barnes Spinney 2 acres Horndon Meadow 2 acres Garden with wild and cultivated plants. Open day visits only. Unimproved fl ower-rich meadow. Wick & Maldon Wycke Meadow 19 acres Sergeants Orchard 9 acres Disused railway, now mainly wooded. Old Orchard, arable reversion to grassland BEDFORDS PARK VISITOR CENTRE SSSI 186 acres undergoing restoration. see visitor centres. A rare surviving Essex coastal grazing marsh. /Alder Carr 8 acres Visitors must keep to public footpath or path to hide. Grassland, wood and thorn thickets. Shadwell Wood SSSI 18 acres BELFAIRS WOODLAND CENTRE Woodland coppice. see visitor centres. INGREBOURNE VALLEY VISITOR CENTRE NATURE 14 acres see visitor centres. Woodland burial ground close to Stour Estuary and the Essex Way. Shut Heath Wood 27 acres SSSI 660 acres Car park TM 171317. Mature woodland with sweet coppice, Coastal grazing marsh on the . 10 acres mature holly circles, and secondary birch wood. Flower-rich meadow by ancient wood. Oxley Meadow 8 acres BRENTWOOD Bonners Saltings SSSI 60 acres RESERVES Two fl ower-rich meadows. Car park TL 918149. 38 acres Saltings and tidal creeks. Largest reedbed in Essex, rough grassland and marsh. HAVERHILL Phyllis Currie 22 acres Bradwell Shell Bank & Saltings SSSI 200 acres Harrison Large lake with bird hide. Secondary woodland, scrub, Halt 6 acres Sayer Shell bank, saltings and tidal mud. pine plantation and meadow. Entrance TL 723182 from A130 in Disused railway line, woodland, and adjoining meadow. B186 A128 . Car park at end of Dumney Lane. SUDBURY Ingrave Brookes Reserve SSSI 59 acres Sweetings Meadow 1.6 acres A1017 Over 40 acres of ancient woodland. Shadwell 55 acres A tiny meadow on the boulder clay. Wood THORNDON Car park/Entrance TL 813266. One of the larger remaining blocks of ancient woodland in SE Essex. A131 COUNTRYSIDE TQ 816888/818886. THE NAZE CENTRE see visitor centres. SAFFRON Great CENTRE CHAFFORD GORGES VISITOR CENTRE & 200 acres WALDEN Warley NATURE PARK SSSI see visitor centres. Loshes THORNDON COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE see visitor centres. Meadow 46 acres B184 Hogmarsh SSSI 48 acres West Wood A12 Former gravel pit with four lakes, various ponds, M11 Copperas Ancient woodland coppice with swamp, scrub and grassland. Entrance TL 877086 A134 Wood clearings and bog. Thorndon Countryside Centre and families, guided walks A137 Sergeants Oakfield is a joint venture between and courses. Chigborough Lane, off B1026. Car park half mile on left. Orchard Wood THURROCK THAMESIDE NATURE PARK the Trust and Essex County Car parking charges apply at Sweetings Council, in Thorndon Country all times, on a variable tariff. 50 acres A131 240 acres Meadow A1124 Iron Park North, which includes Ancient woodland, dry heath, grassy meadows and ponds. Westhouse see visitor centres. Location: Aubrey Brookes Latch some fi ne areas of woodland Reserve Wood A120 3m S of Brentwood Buxton B1024 and nature trails. There are off A128, CM13 3RZ. SSSI 683 acres Rolfesland Lexden COLCHESTER Skippers John Weston 17 acres activity displays, gift and Turner’s St Peter’s Gathering Open: National Nature Reserve. Shingle ridges, mudfl ats, saltings. A133 Island Ancient woodland. bookshop, separate education Spring GREAT A120 Marsh A120 Grounds Daily, except Christmas Non-members by day permit only. BRAINTREE Cockaynes THE NAZE room, toilets, refreshments BISHOPS DUNMOW A12 Day, 9am-5pm (November, STORTFORD B1024 Roman Wood Barnes CENTRE Heath 90 acres and facilities for the disabled. SSSI 34 acres River B1026 Spinney The largest remaining area of It was built mainly of timber December, January 9am-4pm). WALTON B1022 Great blown down in the 1987 Phone: 01277 232944. Ancient woodland. B1025 Weeleyhall lowland heathland in Essex. KELVEDON Holland FRINTON storm. There are regular A130 Phyllis Wood Jointly managed with the A131 ABBERTON FINGRINGHOE WICK Pits activities for children, schools Marsh 32 acres Currie VISITOR CENTRE The Friends of Tiptree Heath. B1023 RESERVOIR B1027 One of the last remnants of sedge fen in Essex. Spring-fed stream Sawbridgeworth VISITOR CENTRE Bonners serving marshes and woodlands. Entrance TQ 567856. Park in Marsh Saltings Wick Marshes SSSI 599 acres Sandylay and Howlands CLACTON Park Drive or Argyle Gardens; footpath to reserve. Moat Woods Tiptree Coastal reserve with grazing marshes, sea wall, Little Heath Marsh Waltham Oxley B1025 salting. Parking at Woodrolfe Green, then walk Meadow Ray Crowsheath Wood 20 acres Meadows A130 Shut ABBOTTS Island past marina to entrance at TL 970104. Ancient coppice with grassland. Newland A12 Heath HALL FARM Colne THURROCK THAMESIDE NATURE PARK Point A1060 Grove Wood B1022 Turner’s Spring 8 acres M11 B1023 Danbury Ridge Reserves Woodland and a wet meadow. Waterhall Chigborough Mostly SSSI. This superb group of reserves includes ancient Tollesbury Meadows Lakes Wick Marshes Bradwell woodland, coppice, pollards, heath, meadows, spring-fed streams Shell Bank (Leigh NNR) SSSI 634 acres Danbury MALDON and bogs. Keep to public footpaths where possible. Reserves 130 acres of saltings and over 400 acres of mudfl ats. Birch Wood SSSI, 15 acres; Little Baddow Heath, Mostly SSSI, A414 Entrance TQ 824852. Road to right of Leigh Station 50 acres; Pheasanthouse Farm Working farm, 57 acres. Maldon Wick and over bridge, car park on left. A414 and Meadow Access by footpath only. EPPING B1021 Valerie Wells Wood 15 acres Pheasanthouse Wood SSSI, 17 acres; Poors Piece SSSI, 8.1 acres; M25 A12 Thrift Stow Ancient Woodland. Smaller Poors Piece SSSI, 2.9 acres; Scrubs Wood SSSI,10 acres. Hawksmere Wood Maries Blue Entrance TL 787057 on North of Runsell Lane, Danbury, B1010 VISITOR CENTRES Springs HANNINGFIELD House 26 acres also for Little Baddow Heath, Poors Piece, Smaller Poors Piece, RESERVOIR Admission to all our centres is free, M11 Woodham Farm although we do invite donations to The site of a famous house and garden with both Pheasanthouse Wood, Birch Wood & Woodham Walter Common. VISITOR help with the running costs. A130 Fen SOUTH native and exotic plants. Spring Wood, 9 acres; Woodham Walter Common SSSI, 80 acres. CENTRE WOODHAM BURNHAM FERRERS ON CROUCH Nature Reserves Roding Valley Crowsheath Waterhall Meadows 5.7 acres Danbury Reserves Meadows BRENTWOOD Wood Lower Main Offi ces Lion Ancient fl ood meadow, spinney, thickets and pond. Backwarden SSSI 30 acres Raypits BEDFORDS PARK THORNDON A129 Creek B1007 Car park TL 782039 on West side of the VISITOR CENTRE COUNTRYSIDE Weeleyhall Wood SSSI 78 acres Danbury to Road crossing . A127 Horndon CENTRE Mixed coppice and pine plantation. A1014 Warley Little Pound on the Hill Heather Hills 17 acres Place BASILDON Haven Wood STANFORD-LE-HOPE SSSI A13 HAVERING LANGDON Valerie BELFAIRS West Wood 58 acres VISITOR Wells Tile WOODLAND Ancient woodland with rich ground fl ora. A128 Hitchcock’s Meadow SSSI 10 acres Wood Î CENTRE Wood CENTRE INGREBOURNE VALLEY M25 SOUTHEND A1013 Marsh Westhouse Wood 7 acres FINGRINGHOE WICK VISITOR CENTRE & 213 acres VISITOR CENTRE Cranham Horndon Two Tree BUCKINGHAM WHARF ROAD Meadow A small wood with a wide range of trees and shrubs. HILL ROAD NATURE RESERVE SSSI see visitor centres. Marsh Î Mucking CHAFFORD ISLAND Gunners Park GORGES Stanford Warren SSSI 20 acres Î SSSI 187 acres A13 WALTON’S VISITOR Saltmarsh, and rough grassland. HALL ROAD Grazing marsh, sea wall and saltings. THURROCK CENTRE THAMESIDE THURROCK & Marsh 63 acres Î NATURE PARK Gernon Bushes SSSI 79 acres GRAYS THAMESIDE SSSI 100 acres Linford A brownfi eld site with grassland, a pond, a bog and Ancient woodland and spring bogs. NATURE PARK Saltings, grassland, shingle and thickets. Access by boat only. fantastic views over the Stour Estuary. There is good disabled access. Great Holland Pits 40 acres SSSI 140 acres Thurrock Thameside footpaths, cycle ways and a Nature Park visitor centre bird hide, is a winner of The Old gravel pit, with grassland, heath, woodland and pools. The largest water meadows left in Essex, alongside the . Entrance TQ 434954 from Oakwood Hill, off is stunning, innovative and Observer Ethical Awards and Entrance at TM 204190. Car park 30m. award-winning. It is built on a was officially opened by Sir John Weston Reserve & Naze Trail SSSI 9 acres Rectory Lane, Loughton. These reserves have no public access: former landfill site and boasts David Attenborough in 2013. Grove House Wood 6.4 acres Thickets and grassland behind sea wall, part of a large 18 acres Butts Hill Pond, Glebe Barn, Little Gibcracks, commanding views over the Location: 2m S of Small mixed wood with riverside walk. complex of cliffs, thickets, grassland, sea wall, scrapes and Rolfesland 1.5 acres Small mixed woodland and rough grassland. The Dell, Coopers Wood, Lime Field Pit, Witton Wood Spinney . Facilities Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0RN. saltings forming the Naze Open Space. Small mixed wood and grassland. Alexander Reserve, Rat Island, Skippers Island and Shotgate include gift shop, tearooms Gunners Park 62 acres Entrance - Naze cliff top car park, TM 266245. Thickets. Please call 01621 862960 for visiting arrangements. selling drinks and hot food, Open: Lion Creek SSSI 40 acres Incorporates the Shoebury Old Ranges SSSI and the Coastguard Valley 44 acres learning zone, seating area, Daily, except Christmas Day Station Grounds. More than 12 habitats, including unimproved LANGDON VISITOR CENTRE & 461 acres Creek, lagoon, sea wall, grassland and new 10 acre hay meadow. Marsh beside river, and old woodland. toilets and panoramic roof-top and Boxing Day, 9am-5pm coastal grassland, remnant sand dunes and historic buildings. NATURE RESERVE see visitor centres. viewing platform. Thurrock (November, December, This guide provides information on accessible Essex Wildlife Trust Thameside Nature Park - January 9am-4pm). Little Haven 100 acres Rushy Mead 12 acres nature reserves only. For more information about our reserves, HANNINGFIELD RESERVOIR VISITOR CENTRE & 100 acres Lexden Gathering Grounds 24 acres Woodland and hay meadow complex in . Wetland habitats - reed/sedge beds and woodland. please call 01621 862960 or visit www.essexwt.org.uk 240 acres, expanding to Phone: 845 acres in the future - has 01375 643342. NATURE RESERVE SSSI see visitor centres. Woodland, meadow. Ancient coppiced hedgerows. Entrance at TL 497197.

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