Fingringhoe Wick Visitor Centre - Essex Wildlife Trust
Fingringhoe Wick is one of the finest nature reserves in Essex, and the visitor centre is set in a spectacular position overlooking the Colne Estuary, so even on the dullest days the view is fantastic.
There were 40 years of gravel extraction on the nature reserve before Essex Wildlife Trust bought it. It offers a wide range of habitats including areas of grassland, gorse heathland, reedbeds, ponds and the estuary itself.
Wildlife highlights: Fingringhoe Wick is famous for its Nightingales each spring. The songsters ring out over the reserve and there are usually about 25 males to be heard. Thousands of waders and wildfowl use the estuary in the winter and as many as 700 Avocets can be seen.
Location & opening: Figringhoe lies just south east of Colchester. Summer Opening: 1st April - 31st October 9am - 5pm Open 7 days a week.
Address: South Green Road, Fingringhoe, Essex, CO5 7DN. Grid ref: TM 048 193
Managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust
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