Explore the beautiful Blackwater Estuary
From end of Tuesday 24 March, we closed all our car parks to further restrict the spread of coronavirus. This followed the decision to close our parks and gardens in addition to our houses, shops and cafes. We urge people to stay local and observe social distancing. Please do not travel.
Under leaden skies with a face full of wind there's nowhere like Copt Hall for refreshing the mind and blowing away the cobwebs.
As a working farm, our work at Copt Hall balanced arable crop production and access with coastal nature conservation. Our work ranges from creating nectar-rich field margins for insects and adders to the maintenance of wet grassland for waders and wildfowl.
A really important breeding area for birds, these have been on the increase since we started this work. Attracting arable species such as Lapwings, and scarcer ones too like Barn and Short-eared owls, Kestrels and Marsh harriers, the scrapes create a great environment for and to see them. Or why not perch in our bird hide?
Copt Hall's marshes on the remote and beautiful Blackwater Estuary are a noted site for waders and overwintering birds. These can be viewed whilst enjoying a bracing walk along the sea wall.
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
