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East Beach is a long sandy beach that is crowned with a magnificent grassy hinterland making it a superb location to enjoy a picnic. It’s perfect site for a family get together, set away from the central seafront area. A very popular part of the estuary for watersports; East Beach is home to Essex Kitesurfing Club! East Beach proudly flies a Blue Flag award for 2024.
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Identifications
Identifications
654
Observations
Observations
426
Species
Species
27
People
People
Top Species
1.
TBD
24
2.
Littorina littorea
8
3.
Carcinus maenas
8
4.
Animalia
6
5.
Fucus
5
6.
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
5
7.
Lepidium draba
5
8.
Arenicolidae
4
9.
Pomatoschistus
4
10.
Ononis spinosa
4
Top Observers
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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7.
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8.
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9.
Beach School Explorers
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10.
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Top Species
1.
TBD
24
2.
Littorina littorea
8
3.
Carcinus maenas
8
4.
Animalia
6
5.
Fucus
5
6.
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
5
7.
Lepidium draba
5
8.
Arenicolidae
4
9.
Pomatoschistus
4
10.
Ononis spinosa
4
11.
Trifolium pratense L.
4
12.
Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
4
13.
Eryngium maritimum
4
14.
Arctium minus
4
15.
Lepidochitona
4
16.
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
17.
Rubus
4
18.
Acer pseudoplatanus
4
19.
Achillea filipendulina
4
20.
Sambucus nigra
4
21.
Cirsium arvense
4
22.
Balanomorpha
4
23.
Poeae
4
24.
Zostera
3
25.
Magallana gigas
3
26.
Acer pseudoplatanus L.
3
27.
Ulva intestinalis
3
28.
Plantago lanceolata L.
3
29.
Silene dioica
3
30.
Foeniculum vulgare
3
31.
Heterotremata
3
32.
Spirobranchus triqueter
3
33.
Leucanthemum vulgare
3
34.
Conium maculatum
3
35.
Smyrnium olusatrum L.
3
36.
Malva sylvestris
3
37.
Silene latifolia
3
38.
Atriplex prostrata
3
39.
Eryngium maritimum L.
3
40.
Rubus ulmifolius
3
41.
Magnoliopsida
3
42.
Fucus vesiculosus
3
43.
Atriplex littoralis
3
44.
Gazania
3
45.
Grateloupia turuturu
3
46.
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
3
47.
Ruditapes philippinarum
3
48.
Rosa
3
49.
Reseda luteola
3
50.
Palmaria palmata
3
51.
Populus alba
2
52.
Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
2
53.
Calendula officinalis L.
2
54.
Sisymbrium officinale
2
55.
Ruditapes decussatus
2
56.
Malva sylvestris L.
2
57.
Urtica dioica
2
58.
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
59.
Actinopterygii
2
60.
Polygonum aviculare
2
61.
Prunus avium
2
62.
Jacobaea vulgaris
2
63.
Veronica stricta
2
64.
Calystegia soldanella
2
65.
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
2
66.
Lamium purpureum L.
2
67.
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
2
68.
Ulva intestinalis L.
2
69.
Sedum album
2
70.
Chondria coerulescens
2
71.
Rumex crispus
2
72.
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
2
73.
Littorina saxatilis
2
74.
Tragopogon porrifolius
2
75.
Pleocyemata
2
76.
Aurelia
2
77.
Crataegus
2
78.
Centaurea cyanus
2
79.
Ceanothus
2
80.
Conopeum
2
81.
Hedlundia hybrida
2
82.
Galium aparine
2
83.
Sargassum muticum
2
84.
Lipophrys pholis
2
85.
Caridea
2
86.
Rhodymeniophycidae
2
87.
Acer griseum
2
88.
Arctium
2
89.
Plantago lanceolata
2
90.
Sertularia
2
91.
Rumex acetosella
2
92.
Linaria vulgaris Mill.
2
93.
Achillea millefolium
2
94.
Olearia
2
95.
Eubrachyura
2
96.
Cirripedia
2
97.
Arenicola marina
2
98.
Lepidochitona cinerea
2
99.
Balanus crenatus
2
100.
Erodium moschatum
2
101.
Apioideae
2
102.
Xanthoria parietina
2
103.
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
2
104.
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
2
105.
Ballota nigra
2
106.
Cistus
2
107.
Viburnum tinus L.
2
108.
Capsella bursa-pastoris
2
109.
Ulva lactuca L.
2
110.
Solanum nigrum L.
2
111.
Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758
2
112.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
2
113.
Prunus laurocerasus
2
114.
Anthriscus
2
115.
Lathyrus latifolius
2
116.
Plantago coronopus L.
2
117.
Salix alba
2
118.
Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)
2
119.
Silene latifolia Poir.
2
120.
Papaver rhoeas
2
121.
Zostera marina L.
2
122.
Mastocarpus
1
123.
Rumex sanguineus
1
124.
Cancer pagurus
1
125.
Rumex pulcher
1
126.
Larinae
1
127.
Poa
1
128.
Carpobrotus edulis
1
129.
Potentilla
1
130.
Brachyglottis
1
131.
Phormium tenax
1
132.
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758
1
133.
Trifolium fragiferum
1
134.
Verbascum speciosum
1
135.
Silene
1
136.
Achillea millefolium L.
1
137.
Cynodon dactylon
1
138.
Xysticus
1
139.
Sedum acre L.
1
140.
Picris hieracioides
1
141.
Rhodophyta
1
142.
Hedera
1
143.
Trifolium repens
1
144.
Austrominius modestus
1
145.
Bellis perennis L.
1
146.
Nerium oleander
1
147.
Pulmonaria
1
148.
Brachyglottis lagopus
1
149.
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
1
150.
Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq.
1
151.
Patella vulgata
1
152.
Saccharina latissima
1
153.
Convolvulus arvensis
1
154.
Lepidium
1
155.
Cistus × purpureus
1
156.
Calendula officinalis
1
157.
Agaricus campestris
1
158.
Salix × pendulina tristis
1
159.
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
1
160.
Clematis
1
161.
Berberis aquifolium Pursh
1
162.
Ligustrum ovalifolium
1
163.
Crangon crangon
1
164.
Ulva lactuca
1
165.
Bombus humilis
1
166.
Pieris rapae
1
167.
Prunus avium (L.) L.
1
168.
Rhizostoma
1
169.
Zostera noltii
1
170.
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
1
171.
Galega
1
172.
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)
1
173.
Erysimum linifolium
1
174.
Bromus
1
175.
Medicago lupulina L.
1
176.
Hirundinidae
1
177.
Cynosurus echinatus
1
178.
Pomatoschistus microps
1
179.
Medicago lupulina
1
180.
Calystegia
1
181.
Actiniaria
1
182.
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
1
183.
Plantago major L.
1
184.
Fucus vesiculosus L.
1
185.
Rosa dumalis
1
186.
Artemisia maritima
1
187.
Lamiaceae
1
188.
Palaemon
1
189.
Enthemonae
1
190.
Vertebrata lanosa
1
191.
Cylista troglodytes
1
192.
Asparagus officinalis
1
193.
Hedera helix L.
1
194.
Ferula communis
1
195.
Epilobium ciliatum
1
196.
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)
1
197.
Plantae
1
198.
Melitidae
1
199.
Poa annua L.
1
200.
Laridae
1
201.
Fatsia japonica
1
202.
Viola odorata L.
1
203.
Gastropoda
1
204.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
1
205.
Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh.
1
206.
Acer campestre L.
1
207.
Mytilus edulis
1
208.
Eriophyes tiliae
1
209.
Ficus carica L.
1
210.
Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
211.
Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
212.
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse
1
213.
Nepeta racemosa
1
214.
Branta bernicla bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
215.
Aceria erinea
1
216.
Melissa officinalis L.
1
217.
Glebionis segetum
1
218.
Lolium
1
219.
Chenopodium berlandieri
1
220.
Zostera marina
1
221.
Larus
1
222.
Asparagales
1
223.
Lythrum salicaria
1
224.
Dicentrarchus labrax
1
225.
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
1
226.
Rosaceae
1
227.
Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth
1
228.
Cakile maritima
1
229.
Ericaria selaginoides
1
230.
Dactylis glomerata
1
231.
Chenopodium album
1
232.
Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
1
233.
Ustilago cynodontis (Pass.) Henn.
1
234.
Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn.
1
235.
Polygonum arenastrum Boreau
1
236.
Serpulidae
1
237.
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Watanabe, 2005
1
238.
Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
239.
Cerastoderma
1
240.
Beta vulgaris L.
1
241.
Autobranchia
1
242.
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.
1
243.
Cerinthe major
1
244.
Convolvulus arvensis L.
1
245.
Tegula
1
246.
Actiniidae
1
247.
Tipulomorpha
1
248.
Veronica speciosa
1
249.
Linaria vulgaris
1
250.
Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.
1
251.
Salix babylonica
1
252.
Trifolium
1
253.
Lotus
1
254.
Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
255.
Palaemon serratus
1
256.
Aves
1
257.
Bellis perennis
1
258.
Magnolia liliiflora
1
259.
Salvia nemorosa
1
260.
Hippophae rhamnoides
1
261.
Littorina
1
262.
Bombus
1
263.
Lathyrus latifolius L.
1
264.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
1
265.
Ceramiales
1
266.
Littorinidae
1
267.
Senecio inaequidens
1
268.
Amaranthus caudatus
1
269.
Centaurea nigra
1
270.
Tagetes
1
271.
Hemigrapsus takanoi
1
272.
Ostrea edulis
1
273.
Cnidaria
1
274.
Acer platanoides
1
275.
Ulmus minor Mill.
1
276.
Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch.
1
277.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
278.
Scrobicularia plana
1
279.
Meconema meridionale Costa, 1860
1
280.
Pittosporum tenuifolium
1
281.
Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758
1
282.
Zosteraceae
1
283.
Rubus fruticosus
1
284.
Ceanothus parryi
1
285.
Pyrrhocoris apterus
1
286.
Pooideae
1
287.
Daucus carota
1
288.
Juglans regia L.
1
289.
Salvia verbenaca
1
290.
Borago officinalis L.
1
291.
Chenopodium ficifolium
1
292.
Discomedusae
1
293.
Hedera helix helix
1
294.
Smyrnium olusatrum
1
295.
Cardiidae
1
296.
Macropodia rostrata
1
297.
Daucus carota L.
1
298.
Tectipleura
1
299.
Potentilla reptans
1
300.
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758
1
301.
Actinia equina
1
302.
Dactyliophorae
1
303.
Cernuella virgata
1
304.
Ulmus minor
1
305.
Melanargia galathea
1
306.
Beta vulgaris
1
307.
Matricaria
1
308.
Fucophycidae
1
309.
Jacobaea aquatica
1
310.
Calendula
1
311.
Heteroconchia
1
312.
Juglans regia
1
313.
Macoma
1
314.
Malus domestica
1
315.
Hypochaeris radicata
1
316.
Linaria purpurea
1
317.
Lavandula angustifolia
1
318.
Ononis spinosa procurrens
1
319.
Ruditapes
1
320.
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.
1
321.
Ageratum houstonianum
1
322.
Prunus
1
323.
Hibiscus syriacus
1
324.
Brachyglottis × jubar
1
325.
Ostreidae
1
326.
Ruditapes philippinarum (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)
1
327.
Crataegus monogyna
1
328.
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
1
329.
Matricaria discoidea DC.
1
330.
Erigeron sumatrensis
1
331.
Aquilegia vulgaris
1
332.
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
1
333.
Crepis
1
334.
Populus
1
335.
Hydrozoa
1
336.
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
1
337.
Bryozoa
1
338.
Eschscholzia californica Cham.
1
339.
Matricaria discoidea
1
340.
Maleae
1
341.
Canis familiaris familiaris
1
342.
Spirobranchus
1
343.
Crepidula
1
344.
Brachyglottis × jubar P.D.Sell
1
345.
Ulex europaeus
1
346.
Larus argentatus
1
347.
Chthamalus montagui
1
348.
Calendula arvensis
1
349.
Sonchus oleraceus L.
1
350.
Cordyline australis
1
351.
Patella
1
352.
Nicotiana alata
1
353.
Poales
1
354.
Rosa rugosa
1
355.
Tyria jacobaeae
1
356.
Anthriscus caucalis
1
357.
Salvia rosmarinus
1
358.
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
359.
Artemisia verlotiorum
1
360.
Malus
1
361.
Imparidentia
1
362.
Berberis
1
363.
Lotus tenuis
1
364.
Taraxacum officinale
1
365.
Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss.
1
366.
Taraxacum
1
367.
Xanthoria aureola
1
368.
Carcinus
1
369.
Calamagrostis arenaria
1
370.
Senecio
1
371.
Motacilla alba yarrellii Gould, 1837
1
372.
Bolboschoenus maritimus
1
373.
Ostrea
1
374.
Cerastoderma edule
1
375.
Papaver somniferum
1
376.
Erigeron floribundus
1
377.
Papaver
1
378.
Tragopogon
1
379.
Sambucus nigra L.
1
380.
Hordeum murinum
1
381.
Tamarix
1
382.
Agaricales
1
383.
Bromus sterilis
1
384.
Mentheae
1
385.
Leucocoprinus leucothites
1
386.
Larus marinus
1
387.
Centaurea nigra L.
1
388.
Nerine bowdenii W.Watson
1
389.
Artemisia vulgaris L.
1
390.
Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt
1
391.
Escallonia rubra
1
392.
Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
1
393.
Gobius paganellus
1
394.
Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)
1
395.
Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.
1
396.
Urtica dioica L.
1
397.
Clematis vitalba L.
1
398.
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
1
399.
Acer platanoides L.
1
400.
Clematis montana
1
401.
Lotus corniculatus
1
402.
Nerine bowdenii
1
403.
Lasiommata megera
1
404.
Marasmius oreades
1
405.
Hedera helix
1
406.
Colias crocea
1
407.
Philanthus triangulum
1
408.
Ichneumonidae
1
409.
Tubaria conspersa
1
410.
Macrolepiota procera
1
411.
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
1
412.
Vespula germanica
1
413.
Egretta garzetta
1
414.
Carduelis carduelis
1
415.
Coccinella septempunctata
1
416.
Motacilla alba
1
417.
Arenaria interpres
1
418.
Calidris alba
1
419.
Senecio squalidus
1
420.
Malus sylvestris
1
421.
Crepis vesicaria
1
422.
Parietaria judaica L.
1
423.
Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr.
1
424.
Potentilla reptans L.
1
425.
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
1
426.
Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778)
1
427.
Helminthotheca echioides (L) Holub
1
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