Days Out For The FamilyHowlands Marsh
Tendring, Essex
Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve
The experience
About this day out
Howlands Marsh is a 74-hectare nature reserve in St Osyth, Essex, one of the best coastal grazing marshes in the county, with an amazing display of wintering wildfowl and rare saltmarsh plants such as Sea Wormwood and Golden Samphire. A public footpath passes up the eastern side of the reserve, with a permissive path leading to a hide on stilts with good views over the estuary, and another hide on stilts at the southern end. Skylarks, Lapwing, Barn Owls and Marsh Harriers can be seen over the grassland, with overwintering Brent Geese and Curlew in winter.
What it costs
Prices at a glance
- Admission
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Practical details
Facilities & accessibility
At a glance
- Accessibility
- The main footpath is a rough track with uneven areas and steps to access the hides on stilts
- Parking
- Parking is available in a small lay-by along the B1027, with space for 3-4 cars. The reserve is accessed by walking along the public footpath down the hill to the nature reserve, approximately 600 metres
- Dogs
- Dogs permitted on the public footpath only, must be kept on leads (under effective control)
Getting there
Where you'll find it
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