Wildlife reserves · East of England
Tollesbury Wick
Tollesbury Wick — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tollesbury Wick is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 243 km². Managed by Essex Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve". Coordinates: 51.7570°, 0.8530°.
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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
Tollesbury Wick is a 242.8-hectare (600-acre) nature reserve east of Tollesbury in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Tollesbury Wick Marshes is part of the Blackwater Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest. This area is coastal freshwater marsh, which is grazed by sheep. It is worked by traditional methods that encourage wildlife. Areas of ungrazed rough pasture have badgers, and field voles and pygmy shrews are hunted by hen harriers and short-eared owls. The shore of the marshes is within the Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries Marine Conservation Zone. There is access from the sea wall only to a footpath to a bird hide.
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Background
History
The marshes were once part of a salt production industry during the Iron Age and Roman periods, and red hills created by this process are found across the area. Tollesbury Pier railway station was to the south-west of the marsh, the southern extension of the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway, offering a passenger service from 1907 to 1921. The anticipated development of housing and yachting facilities near the station never materialised. The Essex Wildlife Trust acquired the area in the 1990s. Previously the area was highly drained flat arable and rough set-aside farmland, with little wildlife. The trust allowed water to collect in the area, but the land had drainage problems and also…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7570, 0.8530
- County
- Essex
- District
- Maldon
- Parish
- Tollesbury
- Postcode
- CM9 8TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witham
- Official site
- www.essexwt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q28405108 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tollesbury Wick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The site of Tollesbury Pier railway station - geograph.org.uk - 40324.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tollesbury Wick?
- Tollesbury Wick is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CM9 8TB), in the parish of Tollesbury.
- Who runs Tollesbury Wick?
- Tollesbury Wick is operated by Essex Wildlife Trust.
- Is Tollesbury Wick a protected site?
- Yes — Tollesbury Wick is part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BLACKWATER ESTUARY National Nature Reserve.
- Is Tollesbury Wick free to visit?
- Yes, Tollesbury Wick is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tollesbury Wick?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CM9 8TB. It sits within the Witham parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Tollesbury Wick?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.