About this Event
Fingringhoe Wick is set in a spectacular position overlooking the Colne Estuary, even on the dullest of days the views are fantastic. It offers the visitor real peace and quiet and a chance to escape from it all. A wide range of habitats are on view here, including grassland, heathland and ponds.
Fingringhoe Wick was Essex Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve (1961) and some years later it was where the Trust opened their first visitor centre, and fifty years on visitors are still coming to see this magical place.
The visitor centre facilities include gift shop offering light refreshments, toys, books, optics, bird feeders & feed, greeting cards and much more. Toilets, baby changing facilities, wheel chair, hearing loop available.
Out on the reserve you will find a picnic area, nature trails & bird hides (some easy access) and view points with stunning estuary views. There are numerous benches located around the reserve. 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.
Fingringhoe Wick is known for its Nightingales each spring. Approx 1% (30-40 pairs) of the total UK population breed on the reserve before heading back to Africa for the winter. These amazing songsters can be heard across the reserve, alongside Chiff Chaff, Whitethroat, Cuckoo.
Entry fee: £2 per adult (TBC), EWT Members Free.
Facilities: visitor centre, refreshments, toilets.
Further details about this reserve are available on the website.
Things to note:
- Coaches will depart from Stop 40B on Victoria Embankment at 8am sharp.
- Aim to be at the Embankment by 7.45 am to allow time to board the coach and stow your gear.
- Bring clothes for all weathers.
- Don’t forget your binoculars (and scope if you have one)!
- Bring a packed lunch if you wish to bird with the trip leaders we will aim to take lunch in one of the hides.
- There are are toilets, and light refreshments available at the visitor centre.
- We will aim to leave the reserve by 4pm.
Please note that if we do not receive sufficient bookings by 18/04/2024 we may have to cancel the event. Full refunds will be offered in the unfortunate event that we are forced to cancel the trip. So do not delay, book now, if you would like to join us on this trip to this amazing place.
Images: Visitor Centre - EWT, Nightingale - , Reed Warbler & Azure Damselfly - .
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 207076 and in Scotland no. SC037654.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stop 40b Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment, London, United Kingdom
GBP 30.00 to GBP 35.00
