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Facilities

  • Information centre
  • Car park : With height restriction barrier of 2 m, alternative parking for larger vehicles is by roadside 50 m west of the car park. Locked overnight, from 7 pm (or dusk, whichever is earlier) until 6 am. Three cycle racks.
  • Picnic area
  • Group bookings accepted
  • Guided walks available
  • Remote location
  • Good for walking
  • Pushchair friendly

Viewing points

Two hides and one viewing screen.

Nature trails

Stour Wood: circular walk c 1mile (1.5 km); only wheelchair/pushchair-suitable during dry periods. Circular walk of c 2 miles (3.5 km) from car park to the estuary, back via Copperas Wood; unsuitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs due to difficult terrain and kissing gates. Return trip from car park to furthest hide is c 4.3 miles (7 km); unsuitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs due to difficult terrain and kissing gates.

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Where is it?

  • Lat/lng: 51.93435,1.18435
  • Grid reference: TM190310
  • Nearest town: Harwich, Essex
  • County: Essex
  • Country: England

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Note: Some reserves are not served directly by public transport and, in these cases, a nearby destination (from which you may need to walk or take a taxi or ferry) may be offered.

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