‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels

From 0 birds, to 39,000 birds - all thanks to soil!

Congrats to @Natures_Voice on amazing work at Wallasea, through the re-use of 3million tons of soil excavated during the construction of @TfL's Elizabeth Line.

#Wallasea #SoilReuse #HabitatRestoration

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#EastAnglia #Wallasea #landscape #photography Late afternoon walk and big East Anglian sky at RSPB Wallasea.

#photography

Marshland walk
#photography #hiking #Wallasea

Very lucky to have @Natures_Voice team meeting at our #Wallasea reserve. Amazing that a decade ago this #coastalwetland bird paradise was arable fields.
Below left is main sluice.
Birds seem to appreciate effective fox-proof fence set in water (instead of electric).
#Essex
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Great that @guardianscience is promoting #saltmarshes as important 'unsung heroes saving our coastlines' with @RSPBNews @NaturesVoice #Wallasea Wild Coast project exemplifying restoration...

Very inspiring talk from @mike__clarke @Natures_Voice @RSPBNews on leading contribution of RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) to coastal wetland conservation, including restoration #sustainableshores, nationally and internationally (eg twinning of #Wallasea with Shanghai Chongming Dongtan

For #CMSCOP12 eg of local to global: @RSPBNews @UKPowerNetworks put powerlines underground to save birds @ #wallasea http://bit.ly/2zbOmsR

Here's #Crossrail mud being loaded onto barges, to start a new life as part of a wildlife reserve at #Wallasea.