Fingringhoe Wick
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Fingringhoe, Essex |
| OS grid | TM 048 193 |
| Area | 48.6 hectares |
| Managed by | Essex Wildlife Trust |
Fingringhoe Wick is a 48.6-hectare (120-acre) nature reserve in Fingringhoe in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, which runs a visitor centre on the site.[1] It is part of the Colne Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest,[2] Ramsar site[3] and Nature Conservation Review site.[4]
These former gravel quarries were the Trust's first reserve, established in 1961. Habitats are the Colne Estuary, gorse heathland, grassland, reedbeds and ponds. There are nearly 200 species of birds and 350 of flowering plants, together with many dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies. The reserve is famous for its 35-plus singing males of Common Nightingale in the spring.[1]
The site can be accessed by a 30 to 45 minute walk along the Gravel Pit Trail from Fingringhoe village.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Fingringhoe Wick". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Colne Estuary citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
