Park

Cudmore Grove Country Park

33 locals recommend

Tips from locals

Jamie
February 19, 2022
At the eastern end of Mersea Island, at Cudmore Grove you’ll find a sandy beach, impressive views, grassland, meadows for relaxation and walks that will take you past interesting historical sites and an abundance of wildlife. The park is popular on hot summer days, with its sandy beach and cooling sea breeze. Winter brings wading birds and wildfowl, including flocks of brent geese. The area is rich in historic features, including WWII pillboxes and gun emplacements, the remains of a 16th century blockhouse fort and a cliff that has produced 300,000-year-old fossils, such as monkey, bear and bison. Cudmore Grove is a flat site with easy walking ground mostly accessible for wheelchair users. Several miles of walking paths circle and cross the site, including the Sea Wall walk, crossing the grasslands and along the sides of the grazing marshes. A wildlife hide overlooks the pond where you can often see wildfowl, foxes and rabbits. The low-lying grazing meadow is managed as an Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) nature reserve attracting wading birds and ducks throughout the year. Winter is the best season for birdwatching with sea-duck and grebes in the Colne estuary, up to 15 types of wader on the rich mudflats and maybe a glimpse of a hunting bird of prey like a peregrine or marsh harrier. On the grazing fields in winter, lots of wigeon and teal can be seen as well as large flocks of brent geese, while in the summer lapwings and avocet often breed
At the eastern end of Mersea Island, at Cudmore Grove you’ll find a sandy beach, impressive views, grassland, meadows for relaxation and walks that will take you past interesting historical sites and an abundance of wildlife. The park is popular on hot summer days, with its sandy beach and cooling s…
Lisa & Andy
September 27, 2018
Stunnng country park with great coastal walks and lovely wildlife.
Mark
August 28, 2021
Cudmore is a 102 acre dog friendly nature reserve with extensive views across the Estuary. 3 large playgrounds for children and ample parking (small fee) and even though at the far eastern tip of Mersea only 10 minutes away by car
Christine
April 25, 2021
A little spot of tranquillity on Mersea Island, this nature reserve and sandy beach are the perfect place to simply stop and relax. Build sandcastles from the golden sand of the beach or simply watch the gentle sea lap upon the shore. Wading birds and wildfowl make their home in the nearby sanctuary while butterflies flit through the picturesque grasslands and meadows all around in this wildlife haven.
A little spot of tranquillity on Mersea Island, this nature reserve and sandy beach are the perfect place to simply stop and relax. Build sandcastles from the golden sand of the beach or simply watch the gentle sea lap upon the shore. Wading birds and wildfowl make their home in the nearby sanctuar…
Vanessa
March 21, 2018
Great open spaces to picnic, a funky children's playground, access to the beaches of East Mersea and a great place to walk the dog!

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Location
Broman's Lane
East Mersea, England