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Exmoor Ponies help keep the scrub at bay in enclosed areas of Tiptree Heath.

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Wood Sculpture by Jeff Higley Link

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A path at the western end of Tiptree Heath.

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Gorse and Heather on Tiptree Heath.

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Cliffs at Cudmore Grove Country Park, East Mersea. According to the... (more)

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A small island on one of the lakes formed by gravel extraction.

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The ruddy tones of the late afternoon sun pick out the early autumnal... (more)

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Taken from the bridge which links Belhus Woods Country Park with Oakwood... (more)

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Looking towards Brick Kiln Wood from the Longpond Footbridge which crosses the M25.

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The relatively dry autumn (2011) allows one to see the bottom of this... (more)

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View in early autumn of the pond near Running Water Brook and Little... (more)

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A number of pathways coalesce on this clearing.

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Taken from the bridge over the M25 that links the 2 halves of Capability... (more)

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Looking past pond towards the beach from the bird hide... (more)

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This path is on the trackbed of the former Maldon to Woodam Ferrers... (more)

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View of the footpath as seen whilst exiting the Essex Way footbridge... (more)

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You can get to the bird hide from this... (more)

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This path, which leads to a bird hide... (more)

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A borrow dyke is created when digging out soil alongside the sea defence... (more)

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This was once the railway between Woodham Ferrers and Maldon... (more)

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This picture of an oxlip (Primula elatior) gives a good view of the... (more)

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A solitary Oxlip (Primula elatior) amongst the bluebells (Hyacinthoides... (more)

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This picture gives a good view of the flower heads of the Oxlip (Primula... (more)

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A fairly substantial footbridge carrying a footpath that runs between... (more)

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This pond is just to the east of Essex Wildlife Trust's Maldon Wick... (more)

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As seen from Gernon Bushes

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Footpath from the river embankment over the nature reserve.

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Wind pump used to irrigate and drain the fields on the nature reserve.... (more)

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This hide opened in 2002. Note on the left the TQ8697 : Wind Pump

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Various birds, including avocet, on this flooded field; seen from the northern hide.

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You can see the wind pump in the distance. For a closer look see TQ8697 : Wind Pump

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Lambs and sheep on Blue House Farm nature reserve

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The church dates from 1877. For more info on the church see... (more)

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A view of the north side of the building. See:... (more)

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This footbridge on a public footpath has horizontal bars, presumably to... (more)

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Village pump, with inscriptions: "Erected by The Governors of The... (more)

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Taken from the footpath on the embankment, looking over the nature reserve.

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At the south end of Honey Pot Lane.

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Various vehicles and machinery in the yard of the Essex Tractor Co,... (more)

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The pylons carry a much higher voltage than the lines on the wooden poles

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This field adjoins the old railway halt at Stow Maries Halt Nature... (more)

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Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the Essex... (more)

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Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the Essex... (more)

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West Wood

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