Crouch and Roach Estuaries

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Crouch and Roach Estuaries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Essex, covering 18 km². It is one of 74 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Only three of the county's SSSIs are larger.

Other SSSIs nearby include Benfleet and Southend Marshes and Thundersley Great Common. The nearest railway station, South Woodham Ferrers, is under a kilometre away.

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