Essex Wildlife Trust, Lower Raypits, Canewdon

The aim is to enhance biodiversity through the creation of a wet grassland and wetland complex for summer breeding waders, also benefiting farmland birds, water voles and the invertebrate fauna. A bird hide made from recycled plastic and wood will be provided to improve the visitor experience and access. EWT need to raise the local water table to provide wetter ground conditions with water held on site into the summer using simple water control structures.