Conservation
KWCA COOLING RESERVE

Purchased by the Association in 1989 with the aid of a grant from The
Nature Conservancy Council and covering an area of 179 acres, this site
lies on the northern most tip of the North Kent Marshes where it meets the
southern shore of the Thames Estuary.
The reserve consists of fresh water grazing marshes intersected by numerous
water filled ditches some recently dug for drainage purposes, others
originating as channels when the sea ran over the area many hundreds of
years ago.
Much of the area is designated a Site Of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI), a RAMSAR site, and a Special Protection Area (SPA). It is an
invaluable site especially for breeding waders such as Lapwings, Redshank
and more recently Avocets.

Although primarily a reserve, 10 days a year are allowed for shooting,
leaving the remainder as a managed reserve for the many species of Birds,
Mammals, Amphibians, Fish, Invertebrates and Flora that thrive there.
Over the past 15 years 115 species of birds have been recorded, 19 species
of mammals, 5 freshwater fish, 172 plants and numerous species of insects.
Plans are currently underway to excavate two new scrapes taking the total
to four.

This will encourage greater numbers of Waders and Wildfowl to use the site
and increase feeding areas for Wader broods during the breeding season.

If you would like to discuss the KWCA Cooling Reserve please contact the reserve manager

Information about KWCA cooling reserve:
KWCA COOLING RESERVE

Data collected on KWCA cooling reserve:
OBSERVED MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, FISH & OTHER SPECIES
OBSERVED BIRD SPECIES
BREEDING BIRD CENSUS