Blue House Farm is a 660 acre farm on the north bank of the river Crouch that is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. The farm is notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is internationally important for wildlife, particularly overwintering birds but also for coastal plants and insects.
All Year
Mute Swan
Great Crested Grebe
Little Egret
Skylark
Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
Reed Bunting
Shoveler
Canada Goose
Grey Heron
Stock Dove
Brent Goose
Spring
Yellow Wagtail
Common Tern
Little Ringed Plover
Wheatear
Barn Owl
Snipe
Golden Plover
Stonechat
Arctic Tern
Common Sandpiper
Cormorant
Summer
Common Tern
Reed Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Swallow
Avocet
House Martin
Autumn
Pintail
Ruff
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Black-tailed Godwit
Winter
Peregrine
Merlin
Fieldfare
Short-eared Owl
Route 1 - 4km (can get wet in winter)
A circular route begins in the visitor's car park in Blue House Farm Chase. It follows a permissive footpath around the farm going to all 3 bird hides before joining the public footpath on the seawall. You can then follow the public footpath along the seawall to return to the car park.
Route 2 - 7.5km or 14km
For a longer walk follow the seawall footpath to Althorne (7.5 km), or Burnham on Crouch (14km) and then take the train back to North Fambridge Station.
Please keep to the footpaths
Location
Blue House Farm
Nature Reserve
Fambridge Road
North Fambridge
Essex
Map reference
TQ 856 971
Public Transport
Tide Predictions
Contact Details