What's floating on Rainham Marshes?

I also used this week as an opportunity to further my understanding on the management of a wetland, so I revisted Rainham marshes in Purfleet. Fortunately I was able to talk to the Visitor Services Manager who I spoke to in depth about the different roles and responsibilites taken on the site, he also told me as much as he knew about the management of the site and introduce me to the site manager. He also gave me a brief guided tour and took me down to the new area on the site whre they were volunteers were currently creating artificial floating islands. My visit to Rainham Marshes was very insightly to understanding how a large scale wetland is managed, day to day, month to month and year to year.

Flood Alleviation Scheme at Sutcliffe Park

To further my development for my Wey and Arun project I felt that it was crucial for me to visit a site that has dealt with flood plains. Hence my decision to visit the flood alleviation scheme for the Quaggy, it is the key to restoring this river.
Similarly to my site at on the Wey and Arun, Sutcliffe Park is well known as an area where the flood risk is high and here a solution has been established for local flood alleviation schemes in this areas.
The area consisted of open grassland, meadow, and wetland. The river Quaggy meanders through the site. Visually i felt the site worked really well, it gave me a clear idea of how to establish the idea of a wetland on my site whilst controlling water levels, allowing access and movement around the site with the use of broaad walks. Definately a valuable day out!