We have learned that RSPB Wallasea Island on the south bank of the River Crouch is expanding, thanks to a transformative grant from the Ida Davis Family Foundation. They are hopeful that extending the reserve by 100 hectares to include four extra fields and the creation of the reserve's first large freshwater pool, will attract Red-listed wading birds, while the additional grassland habitat will support threatened farmland species. 

The area will be naturally managed with livestock rather than machinery and encourage native plants to create a more natural habitat.

For more information, see:

 https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/wallasea-island-expansion