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Walton on the Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small English seaside town on the Essex coast, North-East of London, with many of its original features still evident to this day. Whilst at Walton-on-the-Naze a must visit is the indoor swimming pool whose facilities include a 25m swimming pool with flume, a shallow water area for children and a solarium. A spectator area and vending service is also provided. Walton also boasts a year round skate board park for the more energetic, and during the school holidays and at weekends during the season, crazy golf and putting. It also hosts an annual classic car show.
The town has served as a summer holiday resortfor nearly 200 years. Walton also hosts an active Lifeboat Station funded by the RNLI. In recent years people have started to become interested in reviving Walton's fortunes and preserving its Victorian charm. Walton retains a strong flavour of its former glory days and a number of projects are already underway to improve the environment and facilities for both locals and tourists alike. Walton is a traditional seaside town with many of its original features still evident to this day. We have a fascinating history, wonderful walks and nature reserves, the second longest pier in Britain and of course miles of golden sandy beaches.
The Naze derives from the Old English ‘naes’, meaning nose and stretches 3 miles northwards from Walton-on-the-Naze. Hamford Water and the Walton Backwaters is an area of tidal creeks, mudflats, islands, salt marshes and marsh grasslands. It can be viewed best by boat or from a public footpath which runs along much of the seawall. This area is recognised internationally and is designated as a National Nature Reserve. It is an internationally important breeding ground for Little Terns and wintering ground for Dark-bellied Brent Geese, wild foul and waders. It also supports communities of coastal plants which are extremely rare in Britain including Hog’s Fennel. Please note Skippers Island is only accessible by prior booking with the Essex Wildlife Trust. The cliffs are also an example of Coastal Erosion and recent land slumps can be seen along it. The cliffs are eroding at a rate of approximately 2 meters per year! It is important that visitors do not disturb the plants and soil on the cliffs in order to keep erosion to a minimum and for their own safety stay away from the edge! The 70 ft high cliffs rising to the south are rich in fossils and unique to the Essex coastline. Originally the Naze was farmland, then a golf course, and was requisitioned at the beginning of World War II as a watch-out location. Several of the blockhouses can still be seen.
The Naze is currently a public open space. The dense scrub of hawthorn, gorse and brambles provides cover for numerous animal species and acts as a important landfall for migrating birds, including the occasional rare vagrants. In summer the cliffs provide secure sites for sand martins. Waders, gulls and terns can be seen along the shore.
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