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No fewer than 12 species of waterfowl winter in Hamford Water in nationally or internationally important numbers, including brent goose, teal, grey plover, black-tailed godwit and redshank. In summer it hosts one of the largest breeding colonies in Essex of little terns and a large breeding colony of black-headed gulls. In the less disturbed areas common seals breed.
The low dunes support distinctive flowering plants, including sea pea, sea holly and sea bindweed.
Hamford Water is also one of the few places in the UK where Fisher's estuarine moth occurs, along with its foodplant, hog's fennel.
Visiting
About one mile north of Walton-on-the-Naze, and three miles south of Harwich. Reached from the north via the A120 and B1414, and from the south via the A133 and B1034.
Nearest rail station is Walton-on-the-Naze.
Accessible at all times via seawall path.
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