Days out
Stanford Wharf
Stanford-le-HopeOpenSee opening timesExplore a patchwork of habitats, offering sanctuary for lots of wildlife, especially Avocet and Curlew.
About
At this reserve, you'll find intertidal mudflat, scrubland, grassland, a balancing pond, a newt pond and a large length of sea wall.
The old sea walls are particularly important here, as birds will snuggle up to roost on the ends of these at high tide, before they feed on the mudflats of Stanford Wharf and the Thames estuary when the tide is out.
The reserve is being developed, in particular, as a feeding and roosting site for wintering and passage birds, including Shelduck, Teal, Wigeon, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank.
At a glance
No on-site car parking. Free parking available at the end of Wharf Road.
There are no toilets here.
There are no toilets here.
The trail has a hard surface which is sloped. All trail paths are hard topped. Most of the nature trail is relatively flat except for access to the sea wall viewing points.
There are a couple of benches on the sea wall and a wooden viewing platform.
The trail has a hard surface which is sloped. All trail paths are hard topped. Most of the nature trail is relatively flat except for access to the sea wall viewing points.
There are a couple of benches on the sea wall and a wooden viewing platform.
There are no toilets here.
Assistance dogs are welcome in all parts of the reserve.
BBQs are a fire risk, endangering other people and the precious wildlife and habitats here. They are not permitted on the reserve at any time.
See what’s here
Contact Stanford Wharf
southessex@rspb.org.uk Stanford Wharf, Wharf Rd, Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock, SS17 0EE 01268 498620