Once gravel pits, this land was flooded and transformed into a wildlife haven where you can discover new wildlife round every bend or sit back on one of the benches and take it all in

Set in a spectacular position overlooking the Colne Estuary the reserve offers a sense of real peace and quiet and a chance to escape from it all.

Wander through one of the few remaining Thameside grazing marshes; full of flowering plants and visiting migrant birds

Just around the corner from The Naze Nature Discovery Centre, you'll find the John Weston nature reserve, an important site for passing birds in the spring and autumn.

A small reserve where the scrub comes alive with birdsong in spring and the ponds are a haven for damselflies