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The Naze

Essex  >  United Kingdom

Coastal headland with a high cliff over looking the North Sea. It's about 3 miles long with grassland, scrubland great for sheltering migrants.

Aggiunto* da Nick E. Warner
Ultimo aggiornamento 11 marzo 2025

Descrizione

Once you arrive in the car park, head North along the edge of the cliff. This gives a good elevated view of the sea and mud shoreline. Where you can see Chiurlo maggiore, Piovanello tridattilo, Voltapietre, Pettegola, Pivieressa, Piovanello pancianera and Oca colombaccio. Depending on tide line and time of year. Winter to early Spring is best for Oca colombaccio. Looking out to sea early morning is always good for passing sea ducks and ocean species such as Sula, Orchetto marino, Cormorano, Strolaga minore, Smergo minore even the odd Orco marino. If really lucky Edredone have been recorded from the Naze.

Now while sea watching from the cliff you are surrounded by a large grassland field of mixed heights of cut. This area can be good for seeing Allodola, Pispola, Ballerina nera and Fanello. Still walking North you now enter the scrubby area. Here in the Spring and Autumn is always worth a second look and a sharp ear open for something special. Fiorrancino, Luì forestiero and even Luì di Pallas. Keep searching because Codirosso, Pigliamosche pettirosso and Balia nera are all on the cards here at The Naze. The Naze can boast of some really rare passage migrants and this hand full of scrubland acers can be a real hot spot.

Once you have done the scrub area now carry on up on to the sea wall foot path where looking towards the sea there is sandy beach and a mud flat mix at low tide. Here lots of diffrent feeding waders can be seen. Corriere grosso and both Pittima minore and Pittima reale. Possible Zigolo delle nevi and Spioncello marino are often seen along the sand and shingle beach. Walking futher alone the sea wall. Now facing inland, is the small 'John Weston' nature reserve. Take the track South off the sea wall through the gate into the Reserve. Most of the reserve can be viewed from the sea wall, but the bushes around the green storage container worrent closer inspection.

Once back on the Sea wall about 100m North West so you have salt marsh to the North East and grazing meadows and reedbeds to the south West. This is a great spot for seeing Smeriglio and Gufo di palude, in fact many raptors species such as Falco di palude and wintering Albanella reale, plus hunting Falco pellegrino are all regularly seen here in this open ground. Basettino, Usignolo di fiume and Migliarino di palude in the reed beds and pools, plus Fischione, Canapiglia, Moretta and Alzavola. On the meadows Pavoncella, Piviere dorato, Volpoca, Garzetta, Airone bianco maggiore. This site has great potential for migrating species and a highly prized are for rarities turning up here.

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Accesso

​The Naze is located north of the towns of Frinton and Walton-on-the-Naze. By Train to Frinton Station then on the bus to the Naze. By Car, Starting from Walton-on-the Naze town High Street take the B1039 follow this with the Beach on your Right. Now take the left fork Hall Lane, follow this around to the right on toNaze Park road, then on to Old Hall Lane for a short few 100 meters. The entrance to the Car Park is now on your Right. You can pay for parking via the App. Press P on the map for directions.

Terreno e habitat

Zona umida , Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Prateria/pascolo , Stagno , Spiaggia , Velme , Canneti , Mare , Canyon/scogliera

Caratteristiche dell’area

Collinoso , Scivoloso , Paesaggio aperto

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Si

Buona stagione per il BW

Autunno , Inverno , Primavera

Miglior periodo per visitare

Migrazione primaverile , Migrazione autunnale

Percorso

Strada sterrata

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Difficoltà media

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Informazioni aggiuntive

You can get food and drink from the Discovery Centre and the toilets are also here.

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