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Stow Maries Halt

Coordinates: 51°39′40″N 0°39′07″E / 51.661°N 0.652°E / 51.661; 0.652
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Stow Maries Halt
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TypeNature reserve
LocationStow Maries, Essex
OS gridTQ 835 991
Area2.2 hectares
Managed byEssex 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stow Maries Halt". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

51°39′40″N 0°39′07″E / 51.661°N 0.652°E / 51.661; 0.652