MERSEA WILDLIFE

WELCOME TO MERSEA ISLAND - A GEM OFF THE ESSEX COAST. FAMOUSLY DESCRIBED IN 1880:- "A MORE DESOLATE REGION CAN SCARCE BE CONCEIVED, AND YET IT IS NOT WITHOUT BEAUTY". STILL UNIQUE TODAY, CUT OFF AT HIGH TIDES, SURROUNDED BY MUD AND SALTMARSHES, MERSEA IS RICH IN COASTAL WILDLIFE. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS -

Monday, 4 June 2007

WALKABOUT WEST

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Sunday 3rd was another warm and sunny day. Gentle circular stroll of about a mile round the western edge of West Mersea in the afternoon del...

Saturday, 2 June 2007

PRICKLES AND POPPIES

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"That damned elusive Pimpernel" was how the undercover hero was described in the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel , as he tried to r...

HIGH AND LOW

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The Strood seawall had the pleasure of my company twice on Friday 1st June and with plenty of blue sky both the walks were very pleasant and...

Friday, 1 June 2007

SUN-SHINES AGAIN

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After recent wet, cold and northerly winds, the last day of May was a return to the sunny spring. Having not really seen any adders at the ...

Thursday, 31 May 2007

TURN THE TAP OFF

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How grumpy can a chick look? On a day like today - very! I nearly stood on this motionless bundle of feathers in my front garden at the park...

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Thursday, 24 May 2007

LIVING THE WILD-LIFE

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Thursday 24th was party night for members of the local Mersea Wildlife Forum at Cudmore Grove Country Park. We know how to have a good time ...

THE FOX FILES

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After a few dull days recently, Tuesday 22nd turned out to be sunny and warm. The beach at Cudmore Grove has been relatively deserted both f...

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Dougal Urquhart: Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom; I was the ranger at Cudmore Grove Country Park in East Mersea between 1983 and 2018.

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