The Anonymous Widower

Island’s Birds Thriving Decade After Railway Project

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

An island transformed into a nature haven thanks to excavations from a major engineering project is thriving with record numbers of birds.

These two paragraphs add detail to the story.

RSPB Wallasea Island, a 740-hectare reserve at Rochford in Essex, was created using more than three million tonnes of earth, brought by boat from the tunnels and shafts created by the Crossrail scheme.

Before work began more than a decade ago there were just a small number of birds present – but almost 40,000 arrived last winter.

This Google Map shows the location of Wallasea Island.

Note.

1. Wallasea Island is indicated by the red arrow.
2. Southend-on-Sea is in the South-West corner of the map.
3. To the East of Wallasea Island is Foulness Island, which at one time was to be the location for London’s third airport.
4. In the Summer, there is a ferry to Wallasea Island from Burnham-on-Crouch, where there is a railway station.
5. The distance between  the quay and the station loooks to be about five hundred metres.

I will make a trip.

November 28, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Environment, Transport/Travel | Birds, Crossrail, Southend, Wallasea Wetlands, Wildlife