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INCORPORATING MEMBERS NEWS FROM BUSINESSES IN ESSEX
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Protecting Wildlife for the Future and for the People of Essex
‘We are so grateful
for your support’
John Hall, Essex Wildlife Trust CEO, thanks you for your fantastic
commitment to our county’s wildlife – and reveals some of the projects
where corporate investors have been pivotal in helping us bring vital
projects to fruition.
T
his is a big thank you for the
donations that corporate members of
Essex Wildlife Trust have made to some
of our most important projects.
Three years ago we were fortunate to
be able to purchase Tile Wood in Daws
Heath. This was a crucial link between
the Trust’s existing reserves of Pound
Wood and Little Haven. Tile Wood is
a superb 17.5 acre ancient woodland
with fine oaks, hornbeam and other tree
species and the crucial food plant of the
Heath Fritillary Butterfly, Common Cow
Wheat, as well as many other interesting
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wildlife. Over £1,500 was donated by 10
of our corporate members to support the
purchase.
More recently we were very grateful
for over £1,000 received from corporate
members to the Belfairs and Daws Heath
Living Landscape as well as introductions
to members of timber trade businesses
who gave grants to the work to look after
the woodlands and provide the Belfairs
Woodland Centre. Southend-on-Sea
Borough Council and several landfill tax
trusts linked to Biffa, Veolia and Cory
Environmental were also important
funders along with Olympus KeyMed
and Network Rail.
Thameside Nature Park near Stanfordle-Hope and Ingrebourne Valley near
Hornchurch have also
benefitted from cash support from our
corporate members, as well as gifts in
kind, to help us achieve these two
large projects.
Essex Wildlife Trust greatly appreciates
the support that we receive from our
corporate members. We are proud to
work with so many Essex businesses.
We know that it takes the commitment
of the workforce and often the Managers
and Directors of these companies to
support wildlife conservation and become
a corporate member. The membership
subscriptions are important for the work
of the Trust and, in addition to that, we
are very grateful for the contributions to
particular wildlife and habitat projects.
There are also many companies that
choose to work with the Trust at
preferential rates so that they can do their
bit to look after wildlife and people in
Essex. Well done to you all and thank you
for your kind support.
John Hall, Essex Wildlife Trust CEO
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Oystercatchers,
Curlews and
Kingfisher
Protecting and securing
sensitive habitats for
long term benefit
“Welcome to Kingfisher would you like tea or coffee
with your cake?”
E
D
rinking tea appears to be central to
trips on Kingfisher, the flagship of
First Class Sailing’s east coast fleet. We
were to take a trip exploring the Essex
Rivers and see the unique wildlife of this
beautiful coastline - its convoluted creeks
and swatchways, sandbanks and varied
birds, seals and porpoises.
Dave backed Kingfisher out of her berth
and we headed out of Fambridge Marina.
We stopped at Fambridge Yacht Station
to pick up Nick, our Essex Wildlife Trust
Guide to all things animal.
Kingfisher meandered past
Bridgemarsh Island in the River Crouch
and we spotted little egrets, lapwings,
avocets, brent geese, oystercatchers,
redshank and more. We anchored for a
lunch of fresh hot soup and sandwiches
and enjoyed the spectacle of cormorants
fishing. They dived, caught, ate and then
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flew to the bank to spread their wings
to dry in the breeze. As we watched and
sipped our tea Nick shared with us his
vast knowledge of birds, their habits and
the history of man’s involvement with
the area.
After lunch we let the wind take us
downstream and out to Wallasea Island
and the Wild Coast project. To many,
Cross Rail is a train project in London, to
others it is diversions and a hindrance to
daily life, but to nature watchers it is an
amazing project. The RSPB are creating
a wetland paradise for wading birds by
utilising the 11 million cubic metres of
clay and mud being removed from under
London, building up the Island before
breaching the sea wall. But there is more
to this project than just birds, with rising
sea levels, this area will absorb tidal
surges and help protect us from future
flooding.
We witnessed ships bringing mud and
clay from London unloading their cargo
of spoil onto conveyors. One ship carried
the equivalent load of over 100 lorries so
is a far more environmentally friendly way
to transport the load.
After a fantastic day we moored in
Burnham Marina and settled down to a
delicious Thai Chicken Curry prepared by
our illustrious skipper.
Day two saw us sailing with Alan, a
volunteer from Essex Wildlife Trust,
who showed us the life and history of
the River Roach, including the amazing
Yokesfleet Creek. Seals frolicked in the
shallows and we sailed peacefully back
to Burnham, via the quaint hamlet of
Paglesham and the purported location of
the sunken wreck of Darwin’s Beagle,
where we all enjoyed another delicious
meal on board.
In conclusion – a fantastic few days of
sailing and wildlife watching.
If you would like to know more about
these trips please call First Class
Sailing on 01621928084 or visit
www.firstclasssailing,com/
eastcoastsailing
ssex is under huge pressure for
residential development; many
people will despair that development
has to come at all but like the rest of
the country we have to take our share.
For the developers it means employing
a range of environmental consultants to
address the landscape, ecological and
visual issues. It all starts with a Phase
1 Habitat Survey; an ecologist visits
the site to zone it into different habitat
types. They also look for protected
species like Bats, Badgers and Greatcrested Newts. Each species has its
own specialist and as survey times are
in very specific seasons this can often
delay the project.
The condition of the trees is
assessed; all local authorities have a
tree officer who will agree the survey
and which trees have to be kept in
the new proposals. The landscape
architect spends time on site looking
at its setting in the wider landscape
context, how new landscape proposals
could link to existing features, where
pedestrian access can be improved and
how local views might be affected by
the new development.
Central to this is how the landscape
proposals can contribute to Natural
England initiatives to protect and
enhance habitats, increase green
infrastructure and manage or limit
public access to natural green space.
These are nationwide strategies that
seek to create a more joined-up network
of open space, footpaths, woodlands, and
wetlands that benefit nature conservation
and people. The Wildlife Trusts are key
consultees in this process with staff
dedicated to monitoring planning
applications.
Like the consultants they also assess the
effects of the proposed development and
are looking for proposals that contribute to
local targets for habitat creation.They
often provide robust, practical and
constructive advice but will object to an
application if a compromise cannot
be found.
On the bigger sites the ecologist and
landscape architect prepare a Biodiversity
Management Plan that sets out how
particular areas will be managed for
nature conservation benefits. This
might include regimes for seasonal
vegetation management and the
maintenance of wild flower meadows.
New development is on the horizon
for many of us but developers are
obliged to address the landscape,
ecological and visual issues. Their
consultants work with the Wildlife
Trusts to limit adverse effects on
nature conservation interests and
whilst some, understandably, might
prefer it all to stay as it is the proposals
can contribute to gains for nature
conservation.
Dr Liz Lake is the managing director
of Liz Lake Associates, Chartered
Landscape Architects based in
Stansted, Essex.
Dr Liz Lake (FLI) - Managing Director, Chartered Landscape Architect
Western House
Western
House | Chapel Hill | Stansted | Cambridgeshire | CM24 8AG
t: 01279 647044 w: lizlake.com e: [email protected]
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Welcome to New Members
Brents of Brentwood Ltd
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Air Conditioning
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Food Manufacture
Thanks to members
who have reached their
five year membership
Assisi Veterinary Group
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Essex Reclamation
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Corporate News
Investors
A Lasting
in Wildlife
Legacy
Essex Wildlife Trust would like to say a BIG thank you
to RWE npower and their Tilbury Power Station site for
the generous donation of equipment from The Energy &
Environment Centre following the closure of the site and
subsequent decommissioning programme. Much of this
has already been distributed to our nearby Visitor Centres,
to continue the education work that we do with children
and community groups, a fitting legacy for the Energy &
Environment Centre.
Kelly Brown, Press & Public Relations at RWE npower
said ‘We were delighted that Essex Wildlife Trust was
able to put items released by the closure of Tilbury Power
Station to good use for the benefit of the people of Essex.
Tilbury Power Station was rightly proud of the contribution
our Energy and Environment Centre made to support
Essex Wildlife Trust and local education initiatives and
hopefully our donations will see that continue. The station
is proud of its long standing relationship with Essex
Wildlife Trust.’
Promotional
Film
Sincere thanks to Blatella Productions for kindly offering to
produce a short promotional film about the Investors in Wildlife
Corporate Scheme. This will be a very useful tool in promoting
the Investors in Wildlife Corporate Scheme to new businesses
across Essex.
Blatella Productions said “We are very happy to offer the
Essex Wildlife Trust our services as part of our CSR policy as the
issue of environment conservation is one that we hold dear. We
believe strongly that the natural environment and wildlife should
be protected as fiercely as possible and we hope that by working
with the Trust we can help them conserve and protect the flora
and fauna of Essex.”
Blatella Productions Tel 07510 661 369 www.Blatella.co.uk
Chelmsford Golf
Club fundraising
efforts in support
of the Trust
Sincere thanks go to the Chelmsford Golf Club for choosing
Essex Wildlife Trust as their Charity of the Year 2013 and
for their generous donation of £4,300. These funds will be
used to support Educational delivery and Water for Wildlife
work around the county, and your support is so very much
appreciated.
Many thanks to
their
Olympus KeyMed for
ylus
St
a
kind donation of
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SP-820 came
to take a range
This will enable staff
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of species and habitat
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Trust image library. Yo
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Corporate News
Save the Date: Thursday 5 June 2014
Corporate Thank You
To show our appreciation of
your support as highly valued
Corporate Members, John Hall
CEO personally invites you to
join us for Pimm’s and
refreshments on the Lawn.
Abbotts Hall Farm
Maldon Road,
Great Wigborough,
Colchester, CO5 7RZ
Thursday 5 June 2014
5pm–8pm.
Guided walks available around
Abbotts Hall Farm.
For further information
contact Michele Farrant
01621 862984 or
[email protected]
to book.
Network with other Corporate
Members and grow your business.
Sincere thanks go to
Clive Smith and all th
e Partners
at MWS Accountants
for
upgrading to Silver lev
el. We
really appreciate your
support and
look forward to cont
inuing our
partnership.
Pimm’s, Cream Tea & Ploughmans available!
Essex & Suffolk Water
to the Rescue!
Essex Wildlife Trust wishes to thank
one of our founding Investors in
Wildlife Corporate members of 22
years standing, Essex & Suffolk Water,
for coming to the rescue when we
experienced major flooding issues on
the road leading to Thurrock Thameside
Nature Park and Visitor Centre. Your
expertise and input were invaluable on
the day, and suggestions on how we
can avoid the problem re-occurring in
the future.
Gary Banks, Commercial Operations
Manager for NWG, of which Essex &
Suffolk Water is a key part, said: “We
were very happy to offer assistance to
the Trust to help them deal with the
impact of the flooding at Thameside
Nature Park. Our operational team
visited the site with pumps as
part of our employee volunteering
programme, called ‘Just an Hour’.
This initiative gives all our employees
at least 15 hours a year of paid work
time to volunteer in the community.
It is a really successful programme –
our teams find it really rewarding
and it is a great way of us giving
something back to the communities
we serve.”
Join us
at the
Woodland
Ball
Essex Wildlife Trust and Ellisons
Solicitors have the pleasure of
personally inviting you to our
Charity Woodland Ball.
Join us on the red carpet at 7pm
for a Champagne reception.
Friday 26 September 2014
Colne Valley Golf Club,
Earls Colne CO6 2LT.
Three course meal, magician,
live music provided by Dusty Egg
Shed and only £55 per ticket
or £500 for a table of ten.
Use the event as your
own corporate celebration and
entertain your clients. Spaces are
limited so RSVP Emma Fazakerley
on 01206 719651 or emma.
[email protected]
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Sharing ideas on
sustainability
Habitat management
at UK Power Networks’
substations
E arthWorm Times
Issue 8 — August 2013
The August Issue of the
“We need to defend the interes
ts of those whom we've never met
Jeffrey D. Sachs
UK Power Networks distributes more
than a quarter of Britain’s electricity
through its networks of substations,
underground cables and overhead lines
across London, the South East and
the East of England. They have been a
corporate member of Essex Wildlife Trust
(and the other eight Wildlife Trusts in their
distribution area) for three years, but the
partnership goes well beyond a simple
membership.
They have used Wildlife Trust
expertise as consultants to provide a
credible source of information on wildlife
issues and ensure that their grounds
maintenance activities enhance the
local environment. This feeds into Work
Green, an environmental training course
which has been rolled out to field staff,
designers and engineers at UK Power
Networks.
In collaboration with the Wildlife
Trusts they are assessing the actual and
potential ecological value of many of UK
Power Networks substations.
Cinnabar caterpillar
and never will.”
EWTimes
covers energy-saving techn
cling, gardening tips and
ology in our newest visito
links about sustainable food.
r centre, Tetrapak recyOf
sponsibly from the wild.
After the success of last year‟s course, the most sustainable food is home grown
or harve
inaugural Blackwater Wildf
coming soon, featuring a
ood Festival, this year‟s harve sted rerange of traditional wild
foods, including: stews, Herri
st festival is
pressing as well as bluegrass
ng smok
and folk bands, local ales and
At Essex Wildlife Trust we are
aware of the need to limit any
negative environmental impacts
of our day-to-day operations.
A
s a charity we are also aware of
the potential conflict between
sustainability and affordability! The more
sustainable we are as an organisation the
better our ability to adapt to unforeseen
expenses in future. Recently the
Trust’s Sustainability Task Group has
been looking at ways in which we can
improve. We are keen to share advice
on sustainable solutions, so please get in
touch to let us know how you consider
sustainability in your business.
The Trust updates its sustainability
policy annually, and produces a
quarterly sustainability bulletin called
EarthWormTimes to keep staff and
volunteers informed. We monitor
consumption of paper and energy at our
visitor centres; harvest rainwater; and
recently managed to convince our board
of trustees to release £5,000 of core
funding for sustainable projects – if we
as an organisation manage to reduce our
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Blackwater Wildfood Fest
ing, charcoal kiln & apple juice
beehives, bushcraft, fire lightin
(cider)
g, woodland products and story
telling.
r 2013, 11.30am to 6.30pm at Abbo
tts Hall Farm.
ival – Saturday 5th Octobe
Sustainability News
Belfairs Woodland Cent
re is a new low-environmen
tal-impact building
in the gentle surrounds of
Belfairs Park, Southend-o
n-Sea
tor centre, set in an impo
rtant ancient woodland comp . The new visilex, show-cases a
range of sustainable techn
ologie
lar energy saving modificatio s which can inspire visitors to make simins
i) solar panels line the roof at home/work:
providing the electricity to
ii) a highly efficient gas
power the centre;
boiler heats the building
with minimal effort
thanks to iii) deeply insul
ated walls packed with recyc
led newspaper - a
„carbon negative‟ material.
Taking advantage of natur
al ventilation, the
building is able to iv) regul
ate
levels giving comfort to the its own temperature and carbon dioxide
visitors who will pass throu
als were sourced using the
gh; v) all materiGreen Guide, meaning that
only low impact,
environmentally friendly
or sustainable resources were
used in construction; vi) thought was also
given
A to A++ rated equipment to the appliances within the centre (only
).
energy consumption
in the coming year!
Belfairs Woodland Centre officia
l opening — 7th Septemb
Our new visitor
er 2013
Tetra Pak Recycling
Tetrapaks can be recycled
into many pulp-products
would otherwise have been
centres are built
that
made with virgin wood pulp.
cled almost everywhere, altho
In Essex, cartons can be
recyugh this can be confusing
The following (in green)
as it varies from district to
with sustainability
provi
district.
Brentwood, Basildon, Castl de kerbside collections: Uttlesford, Braintree,
Chelmsford,
e
Tendring: Community Centr Point and Southend. Other districts (pink) offer collectio
n banks:
e, Brightlingsea CO50LG;
in mind, but making (Harwich CO124PT; Clacton CO16
Tescos (Clacton) CO154EF;
Morrisons
3RJ); Co-op, Riverside
Colchester: Tescos (Gree
nstead CO12TE, Highwoods Av East, Manningtree CO111US;
older buildings like
bury's, Tollgate CO38RH;
CO49ED and Tiptree CO50
Asda, Myland CO45TU;
HB); SainsMaldon: Tescos, Fullbridge
sons, Limebrook Way CM96
CM94LE; MorriCG; Co-op, Foundary Lane,
Horse Lane CP, CM95QP;
Burnham-on-Crouch CM08
our (Grade II listed)
Millfields CP, Burnham-on
BL; White
-Crouch CM98SB; Thur
RM188SB; Asda, Thurrock
rock: Bata Park, Princess
Park Way, Tilbury RM18
Marga
8HJ; Epping Forest: Old
Lane CP Epping CM165DQ;
Station CP, Queens Rd, Buckh ret Rd, E. Tilbury
Sainsbury‟s (Loughton) IG104
headquarters more
urst Hill IG95BZ; Cottis
PE; Short stay CP, High
Rd Ongar CM59AR; Tesco
s (Walth Abbey) EN91EQ.
sustainable is a
Sustainable Links: On
Tetrapaks and sustainable food
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challenge. We are
locator.asp
http://www.treehugger.com/
green-architecture/in-defense
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http://sustainablefoodtrust.o
exploring options
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http://foodandsustainability.c
om/
EarthWorm’s Tips — Gar
for installing
dening in August
As EarthWorm convenient
ly demonstrates, it is not
solar panels on
too late
and reinvigorate a neglected
veg patch or allotment. Late to sow seeds in August
cabbage (a late crop as well
Spring Cabbage and Chine
as hardy lettuce) can still
be sown, as well as late spina se
radishes and the last sowin
the outbuildings
ch,
g of kohlrabi and turnips.
Make the most of rainwater
vesting and keep drought
harintolerant vegetables such
as tomatoes, regularly water
here, but need
ed.
Comments: emmab@es
sexwt.org.uk Protecting
Wildlife for the Future and
for the People of Essex
to ensure that
the financial side is sustainable
as well. In the meantime, solar-powered
our old fluorescent
lighting has been installed, albeit on a
lighting with energy-efficient LED bulbs,
smaller scale! The Essex Wildlife Trust
and if you would like to share ideas,
Colchester Local Group recently
please contact the Sustainability Task
contributed £500 to replace some of
Group via [email protected]
Registered Charity No. 210065
Corporate Members
2plan Wealth Management
A & P Designs Ltd
A R Adams (Funeral Directors) Ltd
Abbott Fasteners Ltd
Actual Health & Safety
Acumen Design Consultancy Ltd
Adam & Greenwood
Funeral Home LLP
Adhesive Technical Services
AdValue Marketing Ltd
Affinity Water Ltd
A G Fabrications Ltd
Alexandra Anthony Ltd
Alm Training Services
Alphaprint Ltd
Alton Garden Centre
Andrew Klecha Tree-surgeon
Andy Rose Photography
Anglia Ruskin University
Anglian Water Services Ltd
Animal Health Co Ltd
Ansell & Sons
Arrow Light Haulage
Ash Associates
Ashby & Croft Ltd
Ashwyk Ltd
Assisi Veterinary Group
Audley Mills Surgery
Ayers & Cruiks
Bairds Malt Ltd
Bakers of Danbury Ltd
Barclays Bank plc
Barking Power Ltd
Basildon District Council
These include the
substations at Clacton and
Belchamp in Essex. As the
public are strictly kept out
of substations for safety
reasons, these sites
include small areas of land
often in places where
wildlife habitat is locally
scarce such as adjacent
to industrial sites or arable
fields with monoculture
and narrow field margins.
Ecologists survey
suitable sites and produce
habitat management
plans. Several nationally
rare species have been
identified through these
surveys, including Lesser
Calamint which was
recently discovered at
Basildon Timber Merchants Ltd
Battlesbridge Antiques Centre
Bellway Homes Ltd Essex Division
Benchmark Landscape Ltd
Bennetts Funeral Directors
Best Mailing Services Ltd
BFS Ltd
BGA Architects
Billericay Dental Supply Company
Bird Luckin
Birketts LLP
Bizphit
Bland Landscapes Ltd
Blitz Builders Ltd
Bolton Farms
Braintree District Council
Breary & Berryman
Brents of Brentwood Ltd
the Belchamp site and orchids such as
Twayblade, which prefer increasingly rare
old, undisturbed sites.
The habitat management
plans include:
• Mowing timed to allow wildflowers
to seed
• Vegetation diversity encouraged to provide nectar for bees and other vital pollinators
• Hedges cut in rotation to provide shelter, food and nesting opportunities for birds
• Log piles and compost heaps created
to provide shelter and food for invertebrates and reptiles.
• Pond managed to maintain favourable conditions for Great Crested Newts
to breed.
for further information contact
[email protected]
Brett Aggregates Ltd
Brewster Motors Essex Ltd
Bright & Sons
Brightest Fuels Ltd
Broadgate Paper Ltd
Brown & Brand
Butterfly Lodge Education
C A Blackwell Contracts Ltd
C H Lindsey & Son Ltd
C J Bardwell Ltd
c2c rail limited
Calahans Services Ltd
Calfordseaden LLP
Calor Gas
Capel Court plc
Carmelle Blinds
Castle Point Borough Council
C C Leisure Parks Ltd
CFA
Channels Golf Club Ltd
Chaselet Ltd
Chelmer Marquees Ltd
Chelmsford City Council
Chelmsford Golf Club
Chelmsford Meadows Unit Trust
Chelmsford Star Co-operative
Society Ltd
Chigboro’ Fisheries
Cipher Crystal Ltd
Circle Services (Southend) Ltd
City & Country Residential
City Fire Protection
Clacton-on-Sea Golf Club
Claremont Nurseries
Cleancare International
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Focus on The Crown Estate
T
he Crown Estate manages all the
land owned by the Sovereign “in
right of the Crown.” These are not the
Sovereign’s personal assets and are
distinct from other Crown land such as
that owned by councils and the MoD.
Currently valued at more than £8 billion,
billion to the Treasury.
The estate’s commercial approach
is tempered with a clear recognition of
stewardship responsibilities. Stewardship
is deeply engrained in its culture; because
its history and heritage, it acts at all times
as good stewards of the property managed
Wrabness - estuary, marsh, beach and woods
Welcome to Wrabness in the
Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area
of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB) wider project area.
The Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty (AONB) is one of
Britain’s finest landscapes.
Located on the coast of East
Anglia, it covers 155 square
miles (403 square kilometres)
and includes wildlife-rich
wetlands, ancient heaths,
windswept shingle beaches and
historic towns and villages.
Freston Church
The Essex Way long distance path gives
marvellous views over the expanse of the
River Stour estuary and the grazing marsh and
saltings of the very special Wrabness Nature
Reserve & Marsh. A hard surfaced path makes
the nature reserve accessible for buggies and
wheelchairs.
www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org
Nightingale
Lowestoft
Key to map
Evenings in late spring and early summer are a
good time to hear nightingale song here. Look
out for barn owls hunting over the rough grass at
dawn and dusk. In summer dragonflies patrol the
drainage ditches.
Beccles
AONB area
Kessingland
Additional project area
Towns and villages
A145
Orford Castle
Heathland
Halesworth
Southwold
Main roads
Railways/stations
Suffolk Coast Path
Just downriver, locals and visitors enjoy one of the
Stour’s few sandy beaches.
A12
Woodland
A144
Stour and Orwell Walk
River
Blyth
Blythburgh
Sandlings Walk
Barn Owl
Hairy Dragonfly
Walberswick
Dunwich
A1120
You are here
Minsmere
Framlingham
Saxmundham
Leiston
More than a beach hut
Timing dinner by the tide
Explosive power!
A quirky beachside settlement has developed
on the foreshore just east from here. The
beach ‘hut’ owners set up a company
and bought the land to protect it from
development. The ‘huts’ are used mostly as
weekend and holiday retreats.
Every low tide leaves a vast expanse of mud
exposed. In winter and on migration birds such
as Black-tailed Godwit, Brent Geese and Wigeon
can be seen probing the mud in their thousands.
Nearby rough grassy areas make a superb hunting
ground for short-eared owls. Keep your eyes peeled
in the winter!
Some of the land here served as a mine depot from
1921until 1963. The mine depot site was then subject
to many planning applications (including for use as a
prison). In 1992 it was bought by a charitable trust. A
nature reserve was created, which to this day provides a
valuable home for wildlife and a welcome to visitors.
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marine environment. Although there is
no legal liability on landowners or local
authorities to ensure the foreshore is
cleaned of litter, this subject is taken very
seriously. Funding currently supports the
KIMO, Fishing for Litter programme, the
Green Blue’s recycling initiative and the
Beachwatch volunteers in Suffolk.
The Crown Estate manages many
beaches in Essex and large parts of
Hamford Water, the Stour Estuary
(including Harwich International Port,
below left) and parts of the Blackwater,
Crouch, Roach and Thames estuaries.
Essex Wildlife Trust leases the foreshore
of Skipper’s Island (below) from The
Crown Estate. Situated in the middle of
the Hamford Water NNR, this island is
an important location for the growth of
hog’s fennel, the larval plant food for
Aldeburgh
River
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Rendlesham
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Orford
Orford Ness
Woodbridge
Sutton
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Mistley Towers
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Ipswich
River
Deben
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Bawdsey
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River
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Orwell
Trimley St Mary/
St Martin
Alton Water
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Flatford
Manningtree
Mistley
Shotley Gate
Felixstowe
River Stour
Harwich
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Wrabness foreshore
Brent Goose
Saltmarsh in flower
The Crown Estate includes around half
the foreshore of the UK and almost the
entire seabed out to the 12 nautical
mile, including rights to all minerals.
The objectives of The Crown Estate,
the Crown Estate Act 1961, include
generating a profit for the benefit of
the nation. In 2012/13 this was £252.6
million. Over the past ten years The
Crown Estate has paid more than £2
Clifford Brown & Grimsey
Insurance Brokers Ltd
Coachstop
Coda Systems Ltd
Colchester Borough Council
Colchester United F C Ltd
Collier & Catchpole Ltd
Colne Stoves & Fireplaces Ltd
Communications Software
Corrilan IT Consultants
Cory Environmental Ltd
Countryside Properties
Courts of Rayleigh
Cravitz Printing Co Ltd
CRD Tool & Engineering Ltd
CRL Contracts Ltd
Curo Support Services
Curtis Assemble & Test Limited
CWC Solutions Group
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and strives for the best standards of
management across the estate. The
Marine Stewardship programme helps
strengthen this commitment to good
environmental practice, sustainability,
and taking the long-term view in actively
managing the estate. The programme
provides funding to support practical
projects, relevant research, and other
initiatives that improve the status and
management of the marine estate.
As part of the programme they support
community initiatives that help improve
the status and sustainable management
of the marine environment and for
many years have been a supporter of
various schemes aimed at reducing the
amount of litter accumulating within the
D & A Media Ltd
D F Clark Contracts Ltd
D H Industries Ltd
D J & Mrs M Hull
D J Fisher (Farms) Ltd
D K Moriarty Ltd
Danbury Fencing Ltd
Dancing Giraffe
Daniel Robinson & Sons
Dartview Consulting Ltd
Dataware Consultancy Centre Ltd
Daws Heath Timber Ltd
Deans
Dengie Crops Ltd
DeVines Accountants Limited
Diamond Press Ltd
Direct Solutions
Down Hall Country House Hotel
Dragon Enterprise & Self
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Pin Mill
Storage Centre
Dugard Properties Ltd
Dunton Park
Dutch Nursery at Coggeshall
E K Mechanical Services Ltd
E T Brown & Son
e2v technologies
Earthworks
Eastern Counties Pest Control
Edmund Carr
Elite Virtual Racing
Elitenet Ltd
Ellisons
Elm Horticulture Limited
Elm House Veterinary Centre
Endeavour Drilling Ltd
Energy Mizer
Envirocheck (UK) Ltd
EOL IT Services Ltd
Fisher’s Estuarine moth. This moth is
on the list of biodiversity action species
and Essex remains its sole breeding
ground in the UK. This is an example of
how the important work of the Trust can
be supported at a very local level by a
national organisation.
The Crown Estate’s Managing Agent
for East Anglia is Peter Riches of Morley
Riches & Ablewhite in Colchester, one
of Essex Wildlife Trust’s Corporate
members. Peter is the first point of contact
for use of The Crown Estate land in Essex.
EPC-Group UK
Essex & Suffolk Water plc
Essex Auto Group
Essex Business Network
Essex Chambers of Commerce
Essex Kilns Ltd
Essex Mechanical Services
Essex Reclamation Ltd
Essex Security Services Ltd
Estuary Housing Association Ltd
Euro-Fire Ltd
Express Environmental Solutions Ltd
F H Ives Ltd
F P Guiver & Sons Ltd
Fanpac Ltd
Fast Key Services Ltd
FASTSIGNS
Fearnwood Products
Fen Farm Caravan Park Site
Fenn Wright
First Class Sailing East Coast
First Commercial
Insurance Brokers
First Essex Buses
First Floor Design
Firstead Properties Ltd
Fisco Tools Ltd
Fishwell Ltd
Flowline Ltd
Formara Ltd
Fox International Group Ltd
Frank Howard Tools & Fixings
Franklin Hire Ltd
Frontier Voice & Data Ltd
Full Spectrum Print Media
Fuller Davies Ltd
fuud ltd
G B Office Installations
Keen to be Green
A
t Fuller Davies we really care about
the environment. In everything we
do, we strive to think and act “green.”
We are fully FSC accredited and 99% of
all paper we use is FSC certified.
Being a carbon balanced printer, one
of only a handful in the UK, every job we
produce is a Carbon Balanced Publication.
We are now in our second year as a
Carbon Balanced Publication Printer and
have so far balanced a total of 520 tonnes
of CO2, preserving 43,800m2 of land in
our first year alone. This is equivalent
to taking over 130 cars off the road or
preserving an area larger than five
football pitches.
We can help you communicate your
Achievements and Corporate Social
Responsibility through the World Land
Trust and FSC badges. You can use these
logos on all of your publications, making a
responsible green statement.
We also hold the ISO 14001
accreditation and have happily adopted
this award’s environmentally friendly
ethos and waste management practices.
The inks we use are vegetable based,
our presses run low alcohol and all waste
paper and associated waste is recycled.
Our platemaking also uses the latest
waterless technology.
Garden Designs & Landscapes
Gardens of Peace Muslim
Cemetery Trust
George Yard Shopping Centre
GlaxoSmithKline
Global Marine Systems Limited
Globalnet IT Innovations Ltd
Glorcroft Ltd
Go Recycling Ltd
Goodmove Removals & Storage
Goody Burrett LLP
Grape Passions Ltd
Grass Roof Company
GreenAcres Groups Ltd
Greetings of Highlands
Ground Control
Guardian Display Ltd
Guardian Industrial Doors
H Tisbury & Son
Let’s look in a bit
more detail…
How is the carbon balanced?
Carbon is balanced by the World Land
Trust, an ecological charity with Sir
David Attenborough as its key patron,
through land purchase of ecologically
important standing forests under threat
of clearance. Carbon is locked that would
otherwise be released, leaving standing
forest continuing to absorb carbon from
the atmosphere.
How is it measured?
Product impacts are measured through
a calculator developed by the Edinburgh
Centre of Carbon Management (ECCM).
This brings credibility and integrity in the
methodology and consistency in how
products have been measured.
For more information on our
company’s environmental policy
and how businesses can benefit
from carbon balanced printing,
please contact us on 01473 25212
and ask to speak to one of our
friendly customer service team or
go to www.fullerdavies.com
Shout about your achievement!
On every quote we do for you we
will state the kilograms of carbon and
square metres of threatened forest
you have saved by choosing to work
with us. We can also issue you with an
annual certificate, printed or as a PDF,
to further demonstrate your company’s
commitment to the environment.
H W Wilson Ltd
Hairways (Hair & Beauty) Ltd
Handelsbanken
Harwich Haven Authority
Healthy Life Essex CIC
Henderson & Redfearn Ltd
Henderson & Taylor (PW) Ltd
Hickory Hollow Design Consultants
High Chelmer Shopping Centre
Hill & Abbott
Hoppings Softwood Products plc
Hugh Pearl Land Drainage Ltd
I D Corcoran Building Contractors Ltd
Ian Brown General
Insurance Brokers Ltd
Icarus Training Systems Ltd
I D C Greenscapes Ltd
Infotec Consulting
Ingrebourne Valley Ltd
International Financial Data
Services
Intu Lakeside Ltd
ITEC Learning Technologies Ltd
J B Russell Engineers Ltd
J H Palmer
J W Steele & Sons Ltd
Jackie Spurr Consulting Ltd
Javalin Network Services Ltd
JKS Group Ltd
John O’Donnell Ltd
John S Dunne Ltd
Johnson Controls Ltd
Jovic Plant Ltd
Kelly Turkeys
Kemsley LLP
Ken Rush Associates Ltd
Kennett & Lindsell Ltd
Kieran Lucas Contractors Ltd
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King Edward VI Grammar School
Kirby’s Coaches (Rayleigh) Ltd
L Holmes Dental Laboratory
Lafarge Tarmac
Langdon Hills Golf Club Ltd
Lathcoats Farm Shop
Laurie Wood Architects
Leggatt Bell
Leisure Hire
L G Networks
Lincon Batteries Ltd
Liz Lake Associates
London Borough of Havering
Loughton Town Council
Love Business Expo
Lucy & Co
M&G Group plc
M D M Timber Ltd
M Lucking & Sons (Funeral Directors)
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MAH (UK) Ltd
Mak Energy Ltd
Maldon Marine Ltd
Market Makers
Marks Hall Estate
Marmi Ltd
Martyn Lewis Chartered Accountants
Martyn Pattie Architects & Designers
Meakins Ltd
Messrs. Tilbrook’s Solicitor
Metro Ltd
MHA MacIntyre Hudson
MHS Radiators
Michael Clark Designs
Milfab Engineering Ltd
Minerva Centre
Mirror Door Systems Ltd
Morley Riches & Ablewhite
Mower & Saw Services Ltd
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Do you have the data you need to
make key business decisions?
S
ystematics International Limited
is an award-winning independent
data processing company, dedicated to
providing the highest quality statistical
reports to manufacturing industries
worldwide, including agricultural,
construction, material handling and
mobile crane equipment all over the
world, with high profile clients both in the
UK and worldwide markets.
Once a manufacturer has sold a
machine, it can end up anywhere in the
world, so a key element of Systematics’
work is providing this information to
manufacturers, enabling them to make
crucial business decisions.
Run by husband and wife team
Christine and Manuel Bhatt, the firm
can trace its roots back to 1972, with
Christine, who originally joined in 2000,
leading a successful management buyout
in 2007.
Systematics prides itself on delivering
timely and accurate data that meets
the specialised business needs of its
clientele worldwide, who require a
single source of good quality information
and interpretation delivered in a timely
manner.
The firm has won a string of awards,
including Business 2 Business (Small
Firm) Award at the Basildon Business
Awards 2013, while Christine was named
Business Woman of the Year at the same
awards, as well as being one of just three
finalists in the Iris category of the national
NatWest Everywoman Business Awards
2013.
Tree of Life
EECOS – Essex Wildlife Trust’s ecological consultancy
can provide businesses specialist advice on managing
our cherished trees.
D
o you have trees on your premises or
other sites and would like advice on
their management? Trees provide a wide
range of benefits to society, for example,
as wildlife habitat, helping mitigate
climate change, improving people’s
mental and physical wellbeing, or as
objects of beauty and wonder.
Essex Ecology Services Ltd (EECOS) is
the Essex Wildlife Trust’s own ecological
consultancy and now offers a wide
range of arboricultural services. Our
arboricultural consultant has a wealth of
experience in tree management, and can
provide advice if you have concerns about
their condition or you have trees that are
a material consideration on a proposed
development site.
We can also assess trees for bats,
provide specialist advice on managing
ancient and veteran trees, undertake
woodland surveys and provide advice on
tree planting. Arboriculture and ecology
go hand in hand and our holistic approach
ensures trees are retained and planted in
the right places for the right reasons.
All of EECOS’s profit is returned to
Essex Wildlife Trust each year to support
conservation work throughout Essex, so
not only would you get expert advice, but
you would contribute to EWT’s work to
spread the Living Landscapes message.
www.eecos.co.uk
Simon Smith, Arboricultural Consultant
01621 862986
They are an essential element in the
Living Landscapes vision promoted by
Essex Wildlife Trust. Unfortunately, trees
are under threat from today’s risk-averse
society and new pests and diseases,
of which the recent ash dieback is one
example. It is important to retain trees
where possible to secure their benefits
in the local landscape and the wider
environment.
MWS
NBC Bird & Pest Solutions Ltd
Neil Smith FCCA
New Holland Agriculture
Nexus HR Consultancy Ltd
Nicholas James Fire Protection
& Security Engineers Ltd
North Benfleet Hall Fishery
North Essex Signs Ltd
Oak View Landscapes Ltd
OCG Office Supplies
Office Needs (Essex) Ltd
Olympus KeyMed
One to One Personnel Ltd
Orchards Haven Holiday Park
Organisation for Responsible
Businesses (ORB) Ltd
Osea Leisure Park
P & P Maintenance Services
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P Tuckwell Ltd
Pace Telecom
Palmers Solicitors
Paul J King Funeral Directors
Payeasy Ltd
Payeday Payroll Solutions
Peak Security Systems Ltd
Peldon Hall Farms Ltd
PEMXQ, The Energy Architects
Pendo Deals Ltd
Perrywood Garden Centre
Pest Defence Ltd
PGM Carpentry Contractors
Phoenix Washroom Services Ltd
Pink Office Interiors Ltd
Platt Rushton
Plummer Electrical Engineering
PMB Electrical Supplies Ltd
PMR Solutions
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PMV ESSEX Ltd
Port Flair Ltd
Port of Tilbury London Ltd
Power Hygiene & Safety Products Ltd
Premier Print & Promotions Ltd
Prettys
Procam Agriculture Ltd
Quadrant Security Services
Land & Marine Ltd
R Gwinnell & Sons
Rawley Plant Ltd
Rayleigh Town Council
Raytel Group Ltd
Rayvac Airtemp Ltd
Revive Digital Media
RHS Garden Hyde Hall
Richard Palmer Toastmaster
Rickard Keen
Riverside Nursery & Garden Centre
Riverside Veterinary Group
Roalco Ltd
Robert Dewar Associates
Robin Greatorex Wines
Robyn Graham
Rochford District Council
Rochford Hundred Golf Club
Rochford Veterinary Surgery
Rohan Chelmsford
Romstor Ltd
Rose of Colchester Ltd
Rossi Ice Cream
(Southend-on-Sea) Ltd
Roy Clarke (Potatoes) Ltd
Ruark Audio Ltd
Rylands Associates
S Carter & Son
S G Shields (Benfleet) Ltd
S P Bardwell Ltd
S Stibbards & Sons Ltd
S T Manufacturing Ltd
S Walsh & Sons Ltd
Sales Scene Ltd
Sarah Green’s Organics
SAS Special Projects Ltd
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FIREPLACE LTD
Scooter Store
Scott Wallis Seeds Ltd
Sealife Adventure
Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Shadowfax Technology
Shields Environmental plc
Sibbons Plant Hire
Silver City Estates Ltd
Simmons Printers
Simply Plants & Acorn Arboriculture
Sky Blue Telecom Ltd
Solar Green Ltd
South Essex College
Southend Timber
Southend-on-Sea Borough
Council
Spectrum Security Services Ltd
Spring Lodge Veterinary Hospital
Square Halo
St Cedds School
St Georges Pest Control Ltd
Stanton Hope Ltd
Stanway Contracts Ltd
Star Appointments
Stillwater Management
Stourgarden Ltd
Stubbers Adventure Centre
Summerdale Veterinary
Surgery
Swallow Aquatic
Swisher
SX Storage
Systematics International Ltd
Tabcrest Graphics Ltd
Talis Projects Ltd
Tamdown Group
Tanker & General Ltd
Task Fulfilment Ltd
Team Results
Tendring District Council
Terralec Ltd
Thames Barrier Park
Thames Card Technology Ltd
Thames Loose Leaf Ltd
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
The Archive Warehouse
The CME Personnel Consultancy Ltd
The Croll Group
The Essex Laser Lipo Clinic
Medi Spa
The JTS Partnership LLP
The Landscape Centre Ltd
The Lowtax Group
The Printing Place Ltd
The Royals Shopping Centre
The Trop Shop
The Warren Golf & Country Club
The Wylie Veterinary Centre
Thomsons
THP Ltd
Thurrock Council
Tim Moya Associates
Timber Tec
T J Evers Ltd
Towergate Underwriting
Let Property
T P’s Car Clinic
Trait Design Ltd
Transscape
Tree Fella Limited
Tropical Wings
TTC Wetranslate Ltd
Tube Tech International Ltd
Twister Solutions Ltd
UK Power Networks
(Operations) Ltd
Universal Image Systems Ltd
Van Vynck Environmental Ltd
Vanitorials
Vaughan & Blyth Group
Ventam Systems Ltd
Veolia Environmental
Services (UK) plc
VOPAK
Vortex Exhaust Technology Ltd
VRCC
VW Van Centre (Chelmsford)
W & H Marriage & Sons Ltd
W B Lemon Fencing Ltd
Waldegraves Farm Ltd
Wallinhurst Garage
Webuseful Solutions Ltd
Whirledge & Nott
Whittle & Co
Wickham Engineering
Wilkin & Sons Ltd
Wilkins Kennedy LLP
Wingspan
Witham Town Council
Wood & Disney Ltd
Woodham Ferrers Water Ski Club
Woodhouse Engineering
Wormell Plant
Wortley Byers LLP
WPA Health Insurance
Writtle College
Wynne-Williams Associates Ltd
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Modern Technology is the Key
to Effective Communication
Fast forward to the present day
when the scene couldn’t be more
different. Fast, reliable and manageable
communications are key factors in every
business, delivered over Gigabit speed
structured cabling and switches. Schools
and colleges provide an even greater
challenge with hundreds of students all
needing access to computers to fulfill
their daily tasks. Training, meetings
and presentations are now delivered
using projectors, screens, interactive
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whiteboards and increasingly, interactive
flat panel screen technology. Wi-Fi
and the use of tablet devices is rapidly
becoming vital in the workplace and
classroom.
Well trained, experienced engineers
and a company born in the 80’s are
a significant factor in being able to
deliver projects that fulfill the needs
of business, schools and colleges.
Structured cabling up to Gigabit speed
and beyond are provided with 15 or more
years warranty. Quality brand names like
Hewlett Packard, Epson and NEC are
crucial in delivering quality and reliable
infrastructure through the organisation
and Audio Visual needs in the meeting
room. Fast, effective and reliable Wi-Fi
is delivered through highly intelligent
Ruckus installations.
The needs of any business to do their
work in this fast moving and highly
competitive world must be tailored to
their requirements and budgets. They
need to trust their business partner and
expect them to understand their needs
and deliver a realistic, cost effective
solution, whether this is the wiring
infrastructure, the Wi-Fi system or the
audio visual demands of the meeting
room. Whatever the needs of your
organisation, Javalin have that experience
and understanding of your requirements
and will be able to implement a working
solution.
Throughout our work we are mindful
of the need to minimise waste and
assess that over 90% of our waste is
now recycled. As Platinum members of
Essex Wildlife Trust we are pleased to
demonstrate our commitment to looking
after our environment and supporting
such a worthwhile charity.
Contact: 01245 463377
[email protected]
www.javalin.co.uk
For further information about any item in
this newsletter, please contact
Michele Farrant
Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough,
Colchester CO5 7RZ
01621 862984
[email protected]
www.essexwt.org.uk
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he use of computers and
communications technology
have come a long way since Javalin
Network Services sprang into life in
1985. Computers were rare in small
companies and schools may have had the
odd BBC computer in the corner of the
classroom gathering dust. Teachers were
still using chalkboards or whiteboards
and businesses were using flip charts
and overhead projectors to get their
message across in the meeting room and
Boardroom.
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