Nature Reserves
Nature Reserves
The Maldon District currently has at least ten Nature Reserves located across our countryside and coastline, including the Dengie National Nature Reserve and Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserves.
Many of the nature reserves are managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, and the RSPB.
To find out more about each of the Nature Reserves in the Maldon District, use the details below.
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Nature and Wildlife
You will be spoilt for choice here in the Maldon District. With many special areas of protected status it shows how significant and special our landscapes are for wildlife.
Essex Wildlife
Essex Wildlife Trust protects wildlife through landscape conservation and education. The Trust manages a number of nature reserves and discovery centres across the Maldon District. Their campaigns aim to help to give wildlife a greater voice in our county.
Blackwater Estuary Nature Reserve
The Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve is located on the estuary of the River Blackwater between Maldon and West Mersea in Essex. It is a 5,538 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and Special Protection Area.
The Dengie National Nature Reserve
The Dengie National Nature Reserve is a large and remote area of tidal mudflat and saltmarsh between the Blackwater and Crouch Estuaries near Bradwell-on-Sea.