John Weston Nature Reserve is a 3.6-hectare (8.9-acre) nature reserve north of Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[1]
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex |
| OS grid | TM 266 245 |
| Area | 3.6 hectares |
| Managed by | Essex Wildlife Trust |
This site is named after its former warden, who died in 1984. It has rough grassland, blackthorn and bramble scrub and four ponds. Nesting birds include the lesser and common whitethroat, and there are flora such as slender thistle, pepper saxifrage and fenugreek.[1]
There is access from Naze Park Road.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "John Weston Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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