Hamford Water

Coordinates: 51°53′N 1°14′E / 51.88°N 1.24°E / 51.88; 1.24
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Hamford Water
Notification
1986
Location mapMagic Map
Designations
Official nameHamford Water
Designated8 June 1993
Reference no.607[1]

Hamford Water is a 2,185.8-hectare (5,401-acre) biological

slender hare's-ear. The main invertebrates are worms and thin-shelled molluscs.[2] The largest island, Horsey Island, can be reached on foot at low tide across The Wade from Kirby-le-Soken
.

It is also a

Skippers Island and John Weston Nature Reserve, are managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[7][8]

Most of Bramble Island (now part of the mainland) is used by Exchem for explosives testing.[9]

The area was used as the basis for Arthur Ransome's novel Secret Water.[10]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Hamford Water". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Hamford Water citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Map of Hamford Water". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in the UK and Overseas Territories & Crown Dependencies". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Hamford Water". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Essex's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Skipper's Island". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ "John Weston Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ Edge Walking No. 9, Tom Bolton
  10. ISBN 0224029894
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51°53′N 1°14′E / 51.88°N 1.24°E / 51.88; 1.24

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