2016

TQ5478 : Rainham Marshes

taken 8 years ago, near to Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock, England

Rainham Marshes
Rainham Marshes
Part of the RSPB nature reserve, looking north towards the electricity pylons, road and railway
Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve

Rainham Marshes is an RSPB nature reserve to the east of London, adjacent to the Thames Estuary in Purfleet.
In 2000, the area of land was bought from the Ministry of Defence, who used it as a test firing range. With no activity for several years, the nature reserve was officially opened to the public in 2006. It has maintained much of its Medieval landscape, and is the largest area of wetland on the upper parts of the Thames Estuary.
The reserve contains Wennington, Aveley and Rainham Marshes, which have been designated as a Metropolitan Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. It has also been designated by Natural England as a Site of Special Scientific Interest as the Inner Thames Marshes.
The reserve is home to a diverse range of bird species, wetland plants and insects. It also has one of the most dense water vole populations in the country. In December 2005, the site was visited by a Sociable Lapwing; over 1,700 people visited the reserve to see this bird. Late in the bird's stay, four Penduline Tits were also found at the site. Entrance to the site is free to residents of Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering.


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TQ5478, 130 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 10 August, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 19 August, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5474 7890 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.2729N 0:13.6411E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5473 7886
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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