Two Tree Island (England)
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 32 ' N , 0 ° 38' E | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Two Tree Island, is a 257 acre island. It is northeast of Canvey Island and southwest of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex , England . It is connected to the mainland by a bridge at Leigh .
The island was won from the Thames estuary in the 18th century. Until 1910 it was only used as pasture land, then a sewage treatment plant was built on it. From 1936 the entire island served as a landfill, but in 1974 it was restricted to a small area. The eastern half is now a nature reserve managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust . The western part is a landscaped garden that is popular for bird watching . There are two observation huts at the western end of the island. One overlooks a man-made lagoon where wading birds forage for food. Birds nest on the island during the breeding season. A nest Guard was organized for several years, as it used to steal Säbelschnäblereiern has come. On the south side of the island there is a concrete boat ramp at the end of the street and a storage area for boats and two parking spaces.
See also
Web links
- Two Tree Island Nature Reserve on the Essex Wildlife Trust
- The South East Essex RSPB Group on Two Tree Island ( March 16, 2001 memento on the Internet Archive )
- Two Tree Island (Leigh-on-Sea) on essexbirds.com (pictures of birds on Two Tree Island)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Two Tree Island Nature Reserve. Retrieved November 27, 2014 .