Blue House Farm Sunday 26th March 2000 |
A very mild and warm day. Blue House Farm is a working farm, mainly coastal grazing marsh with an area in arable production. Most of the farm was originally saltmarsh until sea walls were constructed to reclaim land from the sea. It was then used as grazing pasture, this practice continuing today. Some of the higher, drier fields are used for crops and about 90 acres are in cereal production.
The farm is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as part of the River Crouch marshes, notified for its wetland bird species and rare water beetles. It is within the Essex Coast Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) which encourages land owners to retain and recreate coastal pastures and where possible to increase areas of conservation wetlands.
The 601 acre farm on the north bank of the River Crouch was purchased by the Essex Wildlife Trust in March 1998. There is still a great deal of work to do to encourage the superb wildlife of this large coastal farm and to provide appropriate access for visitors who are interested in wildlife and the countryside.
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