Interesting Places
Here are some random sample locations of interest in Essex. Also take a look at sites shown on our sites map, geology site map and brownfield site map, with the site account and locate site facility.
locate Broaks Wood
Forestry Commission woodland open to the public.
locate Harwich, Harbourside Crescent Promanade and Harwich Beach
Site covers the area from Stone Pier to Harwich Beach
locate Near Boyton End, Sudbury
Farmers Field
locate Hutton Country Park
Managed as an area of conservation value in what is otherwise an area of vast intensive arable land and urban expansion. Situated on Wash Road Hutton - car parking available.
locate Writtle Forest
Forest of Writtle : dates back to 13th century. A mixture of ancient woodland, commonland and farmland with associated features such as Rivers, Lakes and Ponds. Woodland areas are centred on Highwood parish but outlying areas in Ingatestone, Writtle, Margaretting and Roxwell parishes are included.
locate Wanstead Flats
An area with acid grassland amd relic heather in the southern part of Epping Forest, which remains an important site in London and south-west Essex.
locate Harwich, Harbourside Crescent Promanade and Harwich Beach
Site covers the area from Stone Pier to Harwich Beach
locate East Tilbury Fort and silt lagoons
A complex of habitats around the fort, including old silt lagoons.