The Backwarden
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Backwarden by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 2 May 2009
This is a pedestrian entrance to Backwarden Nature Reserve found in the south-east corner of Image it is owned by the National Trust and managed by The Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/danbury_ridge/ . It has a great diversity of heathland, woodland and wetland habitat. It is rich in wildlife from dormice to nightingales. Botany fans can hunt for water-dropwort and lesser skullcap among many others.