The Essex Coast

Essex Views»Essex Scenery
Beach at the Naze, Essex Lugworm casts : Beach, coast, Naze, Essex
1 Beach at the Naze, Essex
 Black-Headed Gull - Frinton-on-Sea Despite its name, for much of the year it has white plumage on its head.
2 Black-Headed Gull - Frinton-on-Sea
 Bridgemarsh Island, Stour Estuary Bridgemarsh Creek, River Stour, near Althorne : Bridgemarsh, Stour, Estuary
3 Bridgemarsh Island, Stour Estuary
Bridgemarsh Island, Stour Estuary Bridgemarsh Creek, River Stour, near North Fambridge : Bridgemarsh, Island, Stour, Essex, Coast
4 Bridgemarsh Island, Stour Estuary
 Brightlingsea View from Point Clear : Brightlingsea, coast, Essex
5 Brightlingsea
 Cliff Reach, Burnham-on-Crouch Sheep trail on coastal path of R. Stour. : Burnham, Essex
6 Cliff Reach, Burnham-on-Crouch
Canvey Island : Canvey, Island, Coast, Essex, birds
7 Canvey Island
 Canvey Island, Essex View of the Hoo Peninsula, Kent : Canvey, Essex, Coast
8 Canvey Island, Essex
 London Clay - The Naze, Essex Lumps of London Clay from the former coastal landmass remain on the beach, yet to be washed away. : London, Clay, Naze, beach, coast
9 London Clay - The Naze, Essex
All washed up : sand, coast, Essex
10 All washed up
 Concrete Barges off Bradwell View from West Mersea. Eleven WWII concrete barges are sited in a line to help protect the Dengie coastline from erosion. : Barges, Mersea, Essex, Coast
11 Concrete Barges off Bradwell
 Decoy Point - Osea Island Decoy Point: the causeway south to Osea Island.
12 Decoy Point - Osea Island
Essex Marshland Canvey Point. Essex contains the largest areas of salt marsh in south east England : Canvey, Coast, Marsh
13 Essex Marshland
 Basking on the Thames near Grays : Grays, Thames, dock
14 Basking on the Thames
 Port Moor Cottage North Fambridge : Fambridge, Essex, Coast, boats
15 Port Moor Cottage
Frinton-on-Sea Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus : Frinton, gull, sky, coast
16 Frinton-on-Sea
 Straum, Bergen Docked at Grays on the Thames : Grays, dock, Thames
17 Straum, Bergen
 Gunfleet Sands Turbines : Gunfleet Sands Turbines
18 Gunfleet Sands Turbines
Holland on Sea, Essex Sea defences : Holland on Sea, Coast, Essex
19 Holland on Sea, Essex
 Holland on Sea, Essex A freezing cold day in March - English optimism triumphs! : Holland, Coast, Essex, Beach, groynes
20 Holland on Sea, Essex
 Holland on Sea Groynes Balancing act : Holland on Sea, Essex, Coast, Beach, groynes, seagull
21 Holland on Sea Groynes
Maldon The traditional brick-red colour of spritsail barge sails is due to red ochre being added to the sealant preservative mix - traditionally of fish-oil, sea-water and horse-urine. : Maldon, sail, barge, coast
22 Maldon
 TT Boson, West Mersea : Mersea, Essex, Coast, Beach
23 TT Boson, West Mersea
 Sinking on Land West Mersea : Mersea, Essex, Coast, Beach
24 Sinking on Land
Oyster Mersea Native Oysters have been collected at Mersea since pre-Roman times, but are declining in numbers now. : Oyster, Mersea
25 Oyster
 A Day at the Seaside The Norman tower of St Peter & St Paul in West Mersea has been a landmark for fishermen for a thousand years. : Mersea, Essex, Coast, Beach
26 A Day at the Seaside
 North Fambridge Quay Boats at sunrise : Fambridge, boats, coast
27 North Fambridge Quay
North Fambridge: Sunrise The start point of one of our walks: N.Fambridge to Burnham : Fambridge, sunrise, boats, coast, walk
28 North Fambridge: Sunrise
 The North Sea from The Naze, Essex. : Sea, Naze, Coast, Essex
29 The North Sea
 Osea Island View north from coastal footpath at Steeple, Essex : Osea, Island, Steeple
30 Osea Island
Walton on the Naze - Pillbox The concrete pillbox was originally sited on the cliff top but, in the years following WWII, the cliffs have been eroded and the bunker has fallen onto the beach. The distance between the pillbox and the present line of the cliff shows the speed of the erosion by the North Sea. : Walton on the Naze, pillbox, coast, beach
31 Walton on the Naze - Pillbox
 Point Clear, Essex : Point Clear, Coast, Essex, sea
32 Point Clear, Essex
 Rigging Rigging on the SB 'Hydrogen' - the largest surviving wooden sailing barge, built in Rochester, Kent in 1906. : Sailing barge, Hydrogen, Thames, Coast, Sail, Maldon
33 Rigging
Sea Holly - Eryngium maritimum In the reign of Elizabeth I, sea-holly was believed to be a strong aphrodisiac. Falstaff refers to it: "Let the sky rain potatoes; let it thunder to the tune of Green-sleeves, hail kissing-comfits and snow eringoes [sea-holly], let there come a tempest of provocation..." - Act 5, scene V, 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' : sea, holly, walton, coast, beach
34 Sea Holly - Eryngium maritimum
 Stone Creek, Essex - Marshland : Marsh, Creek, coast
35 Stone Creek, Essex - Marshland
 Stone Marsh : Marsh, Essex, Coast
36 Stone Marsh
Stone Marsh Stone Point, north of The Naze, Essex : marsh, Naze, Essex, coast, beach
37 Stone Marsh
 Stone Point Stone Marsh, The Naze : Naze, Marsh, coast
38 Stone Point
 Stone Point Shoreline North of The Naze, Essex.
39 Stone Point Shoreline
Moonlight over The Thames, Grays : Moon, Grays, Thames, night
40 Moonlight over The Thames, Grays
 The River Never Sleeps : Thames, night
41 The River Never Sleeps
 Thames Sailing Barges The workhorses of the east coast, before motorisation. : Barges, Thames, sail, coast, Essex, Maldon
42 Thames Sailing Barges
The Quay, Foulness Island MN 104 near Monkton Barns. : Foulness, Quay, boat, wreck, coast, Island
43 The Quay, Foulness Island
 Walton Channel from Stone Point : Walton, coast, Essex, beach
44 Walton Channel
 Walton Channel : moods, tower, Walton, Naze, Essex, England
45 Walton Channel
Walton Channel from Stone Point : Walton, coast, beach, Essex
46 Walton Channel from Stone Point
 Tidal flats, The Naze, Essex Lumps of London Clay from the former coastal landmass remain on the beach, yet to be washed away. : Naze, Walton, clay, beach, coast
47 Tidal flats, The Naze, Essex
 West Mersea Beach Huts : Beach, huts, Mersea, island, Essex, Coast
48 West Mersea Beach Huts
West Mersea Boats : Mersea, boats, coast
49 West Mersea Boats
 West Mersea : West Mersea, boats, coast
50 West Mersea
 West Mersea Beach Looking towards the Dengie Peninsula : Mersea, Dengie, Carol
51 West Mersea Beach
Air Power Across the Blackwater, from Mersea Island. : Mersea, Essex, Coast, Blackwater, Wind
52 Air Power
 Scallop "I Hear Those Voices That Will Not Be Drowned" by Maggi Hambling : scallop, sculpture, coast, beach, Suffolk, Aldeburgh
53 Scallop