Little Oakley Marsh (EHER 48494)

A narrow strip of curving marshland on the west side of Hamford Water that probably represents an infilled creek or fleet. The marsh has remnant sea walls and borrow dyke and its western end but no other visible features. The grassland has been improved.

2014. Historic Grazing Marsh Project. Historic environment character: A small area of marshland on the west side of Hamford Water adjacent to Pennyhole Bay, that is probably an infilled creek or fleet. The marshland was reclaimed by the time of the Chapman and Andre map, 1777 <1>. Earthworks of sea walls and borrow dyke survive at the western end. During the Second World War a minefield was laid across the area and bomb craters have been recorded. The adjacent fields contain numerous red hill salt making sites. Character of vegetation: Improved grassland of little botanical interest. Dominated by Bent grasses Agrostis spp. Perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne and Meadow grass Poa spp. Threats: Threatened by agricultural improvement and flooding. Shoreline Management Plan: Managed Realignment proposed for between now and 2025. See <2>.