Chigborough Lakes

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Maldon, Essex, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{infobox park

| name = Chigborough Lakes

| photo = Main Lake - geograph.org.uk - 1323776.jpg

| photo_caption =

| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TL 876 086

| location = Maldon, Essex

| area = 18.6 hectares

| manager = Essex Wildlife Trust

}}

Chigborough Lakes is an {{convert|18.6|hectare|acre|adj=on}} nature reserve in Maldon in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= http://www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/chigborough-lakes |title= Chigborough Lakes |publisher= Essex Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 2 November 2016}}

This area of former gravel pits has diverse habitats, lakes, marshes, willow carr, grazed grassland and scrub. More than 120 species of bird have been recorded, out of which over 40 have bred, including great crested grebes, grey herons and little egrets. There are eleven species of willow and several of orchid.

Access to the site is from Chigborough Road.