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Project Name
Wallasea |
Country
England |
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Current land designations
None |
Specific location
Wallasea Island, Essex |
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Year rewilding started
2006 |
Grid reference
TQ967935 |
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Location
Latitude: 51 36 22 N Longitude: 00 50 24 E |
Altitude |
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Project Management
Ownership: Private land owner (Wallasea Farms Ltd);
Management: DEFRA, English Nature, Environment Agency, RSPB |
Area under rewilding (hectares)
115ha |
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Project funding
Governmental funding |
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Rewilding methods
Managed Coastal Realignment to aid the creation of a new wetland
habitat |
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Habitats present
Wetland habitat
including 7
artificial islands, saline lagoons, and mudflats |
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Target species
Wading birds, Marshland plants,
bass, mullet, flatfish and herring |
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Species reintroductions
None |
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Access to the area
Open
public access |
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Links to further information
DEFRA information:
www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/ewd/wallasea/index.htm |
