2022-23 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 19
FOBBING MARSH RESTORATION
INTEGRATED
WETLANDS
Working with:
Essex Wildlife Trust
EA Lead:
Nicola Shearer
The marshes are part of the Vange and Fobbing
Marshes SSSI, currently assessed as
8unfavourable recovering9 and are a key 8weak
link9 in a chain of grazing marshes. The site is
wholly designated as Priority Habitat – Coastal
and Floodplain Grazing Marsh. Fobbing Marsh
s}ll retains areas that are unploughed and
display the original saltmarsh surface features
following the enwalling of the site. The primary
objec}ve was to renovate this grazing marsh into
a dynamic wetland, complete the connec}vity of
the landscape and build resilience to the e昀昀ects
of climate change.
Aerial view of Fobbing Marsh - Credit: Essex Wildlife Trust & Jim Pullen
Outputs:
Crea}on of op}mum habitat condi}ons
across 61 ha of coastal grazing marsh
Installa}on of a }l}ng weir with ditch and
low point blocking at fourteen points on site
£104,112
£78,713
£25,399
Total Project Value
EA Funding
Partnership Funding
Outcomes:
Increased resilience to the e昀昀ects of climate
change
Increase in biodiversity, including waders,
water voles, invertebrates and plant
popula}ons
Aerial view of Fobbing Marsh - Credit: Essex Wildlife Trust & Jim Pullen
Preven}on of further saltwater incursion
Increased func}onal connec}vity between
exis}ng grazing marsh sites covering circa
2000 ha.
Water control sluice - Credit: EWT
Blocking of ditches - Credit: EWT
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