We are excited to announce that the conservation project at Blue House Farm nature reserve has been completed, and we are hoping that public access will be available after the bank holiday weekend. The aerial footage below demonstrates the size of this new wetland, spanning over 40 hectares of work, which is already starting to hold water in the scrapes and ditches created. 

The project will help to support vulnerable ground-nesting birds like lapwing and redshank, alongside increasing the habitat available to wading birds that feed and breed in the muddy, marshy banks of wet grassland and the nearby estuary. 

This project was funded by Biffa Award. 

In partnership with Buglife, we have been delivering Thurrock Stepping Stones, a project aiming to improve sites for invertebrates, and provide community engagement such as bug hunts, moth trapping and bumblebee ID. 

This project began almost a decade ago, and the legacy of the project continues on. Recently, USP College visited Thameside Nature Discovery Park and helped us restore our habitat piles. These make excellent habitats for invertebrates, made up of pulverised fuel ash, rubble, chalk and sand! 

Our conservation projects would not be possible without your support. Become a member of Essex Wildlife Trust today, and help us make conservation happen. 

Become a member 

Campaign for nature