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.
Statements (50)
| 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
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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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