Morning!
Nicole our Warden was interviewed for the Romford Recorder, one of our local papers.
Fame at last!
Nicole has worked here at Rainham since 2011 as the Warden. Our main objective at Rainham Marshes is to provide attractive breeding habitat to declining lapwings and redshank, and also suitable wintering habitat to large numbers of wildfowl and waders - so that means you'll often find her and Assistant Warden Ben outside cutting habitat over the next few months! The way that we manage certain habitats over the year will differ depending on the season.
At the moment we are cutting the reedbeds to allow channels, and next spring will provide good places for new growth. In a reedbed it's good to have sections of different age reeds - certain wildlife species only like old or new growth!You may have noticed our scrapes as well - Nicole and the wardening team have been lowering the water levels on the scrapes - in summer to manage scrape you raise the water levels, and in winter lower them. This is providing good open mud and shallow water for the autumn passage waders and wintering ducks.