Blue House Farm
| Blue House Farm | |
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 View from a bird hide | |
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | North Fambridge, Essex |
| OS grid | TQ856971 |
| Area | 242.8 hectares |
| Managed by | Essex Wildlife Trust |
Blue House Farm is a 242.8-hectare (600-acre) nature reserve and farm in North Fambridge, on the north bank of the River Crouch between Burnham-on-Crouch and South Woodham Ferrers in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[1] Most of the site is in of the Crouch and Roach Estuaries Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2]
This site has been grassland for the last 100 years, and it is grazed by cows and sheep. The site has ponds, creeks and ditches, and a 20 hectare field is flooded during the winter, providing feeding grounds for large numbers of wildfowl and wading birds, including around 2000
There is access only to a footpath through the farm, which has three bird hides along it. The footpath runs from Blue House Farm Chase to a footpath along the river bank.
References
- ^ a b "Blue House Farm Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Map of The Cliff, Burnham-On-Crouch". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2016.