| Fobbing Marsh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Fobbing, Essex |
| OS grid | TQ 731 846 |
| Area | 75.7 hectares |
| Managed by | Essex Wildlife Trust |
Fobbing Marsh is a 75.7-hectare (187-acre) nature reserve east of Fobbing in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[1]
The site is mainly grazing marshes, but there are also areas of rough grassland, saltmarsh, seawalls and reedbed. Flowering plants include hairy buttercup, knotted hedge-parsley and the nationally rare least lettuce. There are breeding birds such as Corn buntings and yellow wagtails.[1]
There is access by a footpath from Marsh Lane.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Fobbing Marsh". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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