'notable' species (legally protected, BAP, RDB and indicator species). In order to take
account of these notable species, it is essential to hold accurate data; if we don't what
there is or where to find it, we can't effectively protect it from potentially inappropriate
management practises.
The nature reserves that are having management plans written in the near future are
listed in Table 1. The Trust aims to undertake relevant surveys on these reserves to
ensure the land will be managed sympathetically. We are looking to the skills of various
other organisations to add value to our in-house surveying and to support the recording
on these sites. If you have any data or would like to contribute towards the development
of the management plans by providing biological records or reviewing management
plans, we would like to hear from you. Likewise, if you know that a site is of interest for
a particular species or group, please let us know so that we can direct our recording and
monitoring efforts accordingly.
Table 1: Management plans being written in 2009
Blue House Farm
Chigborough Lakes
Colne Point
Coopers Wood
Hitchcocks and Dell Meadows
Howlands Marsh
Iron Latch
Lexden Gathering Grounds
Langdon - Dunton
Langdon - Willow Park
Oxley Meadows
Phyllis Currie
Sawbridgeworth Marsh
Stow Maries
Sweetings Meadow
Tile Wood
Thrift Wood
Thundersley Oaks
Tollesbury Wick
Wrabness
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