Stow Maries Halt | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Stow Maries, Essex |
OS grid | TQ 835 991 |
Area | 2.2 hectares |
Managed by | Essex Wildlife Trust |
Stow Maries Halt is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) nature reserve south of Stow Maries in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. [1]
The former Stow St Mary Halt railway station has marshes, a pond and scrub, together with adjoining pasture which is also part of the reserve. Butterflies include purple and white-letter hairstreaks, and there are flowers such as common fleabane and wild carrot. [1]
There is access from Church Lane. [1]
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