TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Salary Brook cycle path
An activity with North Essex Biodiversity Action Team (Midweek)
Activity date: Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 15:00
Activity description
The pedestrian and cycle path along Salary Brook is a well-used route between Greenstead and the university, skirting an important local nature reserve. We will be helping to keep the path free from brambles and nettles, which helps people to appreciate the adjacent green spaces.
Meeting place
Pick up from Britannia car park near Colchester Town station at 10a.m. or meet at Oberon Close at 10.10 (///silk.librarian.affair)
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Activity location
Salary Brook, Salary Brook, CO4 3YR
Site description
Local nature reserve with ponds, marsh, streams and hedgerows. Well know for Water Vole population
Contact
Michael Padmore
Telephone: 07764655682
Email: michael.padmore@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/essex
Please bring
- packed lunch
- suitable outdoor clothes
- suitable outdoor footwear
Further info
Salary Brook nature reserve is near Scarfe Way, off Avon Way, Greenstead, Colchester. It runs from Bromley Road to the A133. Salary Brook runs the entire length of the reserve. There is a network of grassed footpath with a hard surface joint pedestrian/cycle path parallel to Avon Way. There are two children's play areas, conservation grassland meadows and 3 fishing ponds. There are sections of wetland (the area is a hot spot for water voles) with open farmland along the south end border of the reserve.
Site Facilities
- Nearest Toilets - Tesco at the Hythe