Wallasea Island

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Wallasea Island is a low-lying island in Essex, England, known for its large-scale coastal wetland restoration and bird habitat conservation projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
wetland restoration site
aimsTo create intertidal habitats
enhance biodiversity
improve bird habitat
provide coastal flood protection
borderedBy North Sea NERFINISHED
River Crouch NERFINISHED
River Roach NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
elevation low-lying
hasAccess road causeway
hasCoordinate 51.608°N 0.855°E
hasHabitat grazing marsh
lagoons
mudflats
saltmarsh
hasLandUseHistory arable farming
grazing marsh
hasProject Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project NERFINISHED
importantFor migratory birds
waders
wildfowl
locatedIn England
Essex
River Crouch estuary NERFINISHED
River Roach estuary
Rochford District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Burnham-on-Crouch NERFINISHED
Foulness Island NERFINISHED
Paglesham NERFINISHED
Potton Island NERFINISHED
managedBy RSPB NERFINISHED
partOf Thames Estuary region NERFINISHED
projectPartner Crossrail NERFINISHED
RSPB NERFINISHED
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds NERFINISHED
projectType coastal wetland restoration
habitat creation
managed realignment
receivesMaterialFrom Crossrail tunnelling excavations
London construction projects
supportsSpecies avocet
brent goose
marsh harrier
redshank
short-eared owl
usedFor birdwatching
nature conservation
recreation

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River Crouch hasNearbyIsland Wallasea Island