An ideal place to see wild ducks and other wildlife in a wetland habitat
Monks Wall Nature Reserve is an Attraction. Area Sandwich
Monks' Wall Nature Reserve is a wetland habitat, ideal for waders, wildfowl and other wildlife. It was recreated by reverting arable fields to traditional wet grazing meadows once common to the flood plain of the River Stour.
The habitat attracts large numbers of wintering wildfowl and waders from the Arctic that find sanctuary in the reserve, while breeding waterfowl and other wetland species occur in the summer.
The reserve is managed by Sandwich Town Council which was leased the land by Pfizer Ltd in 1995 as a nature reserve under a management agreement also involving Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust.
Visiting
The entrance to the reserve is off the Monks Way, near the junction with the A256, and can be reached on foot from Sandwich town centre.
There is a circular walking route and two bird hides.
School groups are welcome and some already have on-going ecology projects on the reserve. Please contact Sandwich Town Council for further information.
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