Old Hall Marshes

Old Hall Marshes is a nature reserve in Tollesbury, Maldon District, England. Old Hall Marshes is situated nearby to the locality Joyce’s Head, as well as near Pennyhole Fleet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Cob Island and Cobmarsh Island.

Great Cob Island

Islet

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Cob island is a small island in the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex, England, the United Kingdom. The island is an area of low-lying salt marsh in the tidal channel known as Virley Channel that runs to the east of the village of Tollesbury.

Cobmarsh Island

Islet

Mersea Island is an island in Essex, England, in the Blackwater and Colne estuaries to the south of Colchester. Its name comes from the Old English word meresig, meaning "island of the pool" and thus is tautological.

Abbotts Hall Farm

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abbotts Hall Farm is a 282 hectare nature reserve in Great Wigborough in Essex. It is the head office of the Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages the site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Mersea and Salcott.

West Mersea

Town

Photo: David Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Mersea is a town and civil parish on Mersea Island in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being East Mersea.

Salcott

Village

Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salcott is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Salcott closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Virley of the opposite side of Virley Brook; they are sometimes described as a single village of Salcott-cum-Virley.