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Canvey Wick
Canvey Wick — nature reserve in Essex, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Benfleet · 3.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Canvey Wick is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 93 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Essex, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5225°, 0.5362°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Canvey Wick SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Holehaven Creek SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Canvey Wick is a 93.2-hectare (230-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest at the south-west corner of Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by The Land Trust and 18.5 hectares (46 acres) is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Buglife as a nature reserve, who are working to bring more of the area under management and to improve public access.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Canvey Wick is in the southwest corner of Canvey Island, it is an open area situated between Holehaven Creek to the south and the grazing marshes of West Canvey Marsh to the north. The site was earmarked for the construction of an oil refinery for Occidental Petroleum, but the oil price crisis of 1973 meant that the refinery never opened.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5225, 0.5362
- County
- Essex
- District
- Castle Point
- Parish
- Canvey Island
- Postcode
- SS8 0PY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Castle Point
- Nearest railway station
- Benfleet — 3 km
- Official site
- ww2.rspb.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q22000544 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Canvey Wick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Occidental jetty and reed beds at Canvey Wick.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Canvey Wick?
- Canvey Wick is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode SS8 0PY), in the parish of Canvey Island.
- Who runs Canvey Wick?
- Canvey Wick is operated by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
- Is Canvey Wick a listed building?
- Canvey Wick is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Canvey Wick a protected site?
- Yes — Canvey Wick is part of the Canvey Wick SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Holehaven Creek SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Canvey Wick free to visit?
- Yes, Canvey Wick is free to enter.
- How do I get to Canvey Wick?
- The nearest railway station is Benfleet, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SS8 0PY.