RSPB Northward Hill
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Overview
On a ridge overlooking the Thames Marshes and its marsh harriers, Northward Hill includes scrubland rich in nightingales and whitethroats, a lovely bluebell wood, a large rookery and a cherry orchard. It is also a working farm with cows and sheep. The reserve includes great swathes of flat marshes, where lapwings and avocets breed. In winter you can see wigeons and teals in large numbers.
About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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Holiday Inn Southend offers a range of modern, well-appointed, stylish bedrooms. The open-plan, contemporary public areas look very smart and the lounges are fitted out with designer fu...
