Islands · East of England
Great Cob Island
Great Cob Island — island in Essex, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Cob Island is a island in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Essex, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7620°, 0.8780°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Blackwater Estuary SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BLACKWATER ESTUARY
- Ramsar wetland: Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4)
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Cob island is a small island in the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex, England, the United Kingdom. The island is an area of low-lying salt marsh in the tidal channel known as Virley Channel that runs to the east of the village of Tollesbury. Long and narrow in shape, it is around 900 metres (3,000 ft) in length and around 100 metres (330 ft) at its widest. It lies just to the south of the RSPB nature reserve of Old Hall Marshes.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.7620, 0.8780
- Address
- Blackwater Estuary
Sources
- wikidata: Q38251929 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Cob Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: View to Great Cob Island - geograph.org.uk - 218950.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Cob Island?
- Great Cob Island is in East of England, United Kingdom.
- Is Great Cob Island a protected site?
- Yes — Great Cob Island is part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BLACKWATER ESTUARY National Nature Reserve.
- Is Great Cob Island free to visit?
- Yes, Great Cob Island is free to enter.