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Hedingham Castle

Situated in north east Essex, Castle Hedingham is located in the Colne Valley near the town of…

Chipping Ongar sign

Listed buildings line Chipping Ongar high street, whilst the church incorporates Roman bricks.…

Coggeshall

Eight miles to the east of Braintree lies Coggeshall a lovely little 'olde worlde' town with a lot…

Rayleigh Clock

Rayleigh is an historic market town and is the main centre of population in the Rochford District. …

Witham Town Sign

Witham is located in the very heart of Essex and is situated between Chelmsford and Colchester and…

Bedfords Park Visitor centre

The Nature Discovery Centre is situated in 215 acres of historic parkland. Walk, explore and…

Chafford Gorges Nature Park

Set in a spectacular position over looking Warren Gorge. Chafford Gorges nature park offers 200…

Wildlife Discovery Centre sign

The bird hide and discovery room is the perfect spot to get in touch with nature as the seasons…

Paglesham

Paglesham is located in the east of Rochford District and is divided into the two hamlets of East…

Chigborough Lakes

An area of worked-out flooded gravel pits to the north of the River Blackwater. It has a variety of…

Butterfly Maldon wick meadow

This 15 acre reserve consists of 1.5 miles of the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line, most…

stow maries halt

This 5.5 acre reserve consists of the former Stow Maries Halt on the disused Maldon to South…

Bluebells in wood

This 50 acre reserve is just below the crest of the Great Totham Ridge and includes 23 acres of…

Ingatestone Hall

Ingatestone is a village in Essex located between Brentwood and Chelmsford. Ingatestone is situated…

Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops is a village and civil parish in the Maldon district. Situated between Maldon and…

Southminster

Situated on the Dengie peninsula, Southminster is a town in the Maldon District and is close to…

The Swan Public House in Little Totham

Little Totham is a village in Essex and takes in the extensive common and heath-land of Tiptree…

Tollesbury Marshes

Situated in the heart of the Essex countryside at the mouth of the river Blackwater, Tollesbury is…

Queens Head Public House Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Situated on the Blackwater estuary and approximately 12 miles from Colchester, Tolleshunt D'Arcy is…

Woodham Mortimer Hurdlemakers Arms

Located approximately three miles from Maldon, Woodham Mortimar is a small village in the Dengie…

St. Nicholas and St. Mary's Chapel

Great Braxted is a village between Great Totham, Little Braxted and Tiptree. Local attractions…

Tractor Ploughing in Tolleshunt Knights

Tolleshunt Knights is a small village in the borough of Colchester and is close to Tiptree. The…

Danbury Ridge

The Essex Wildlife Trust manages nearly 240 acres of nature reserves on Danbury Ridge, a patchwork…

Two Tree Island

An outstanding 634 acre site situated off the Old Leigh coastline with a lagoon at its western tip.

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