Great Holland Pits

Great Holland Pits is a 16.2-hectare nature reserve east of Great Holland in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This area of former gravel pits has grassland, ancient woodland, ponds and wet depressions.

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve
Also known as: “Great Holland Pits Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirby Cross railway station and Holland Haven Marshes.

Kirby Cross railway station

Railway station

Photo: Torecles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirby Cross railway station is on the Walton branch of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, serving the village of Kirby Cross, Essex. It is 67 miles 55 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Thorpe-le-Soken to the west and Frinton-on-Sea to the east.

Holland Haven Marshes

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holland Haven Marshes is a 208.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. It is an L-shaped site which stretches along the coast from Frinton-on-Sea to Holland-on-Sea, and then north along the Holland Brook.

Thorpe-le-Soken railway station

Railway station

Photo: Torecles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thorpe-le-Soken railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frinton-on-Sea and Clacton.

Frinton-on-Sea

Photo: Jane White, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the Tendring district of Essex. It had an estimated population of 4,800 in 2016. It is part of the Parish of Frinton and Walton.