Two Tree Island
Two Tree Island, 257 hectares (640 acres),[1] lies north-east of Canvey Island and south-west of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England. It is connected to the mainland at Leigh by a bridge.
The island was reclaimed from the Thames Estuary in the 18th century and used as pasture until 1910 when a sewage works was built on it. From 1936, the entire island was used as a landfill site; this was later reduced to a single small site on the island in 1974. The eastern half is now a nature reserve, run by Essex Wildlife Trust, and the western half a country park popular with birdwatchers. At the western end is a bird hide overlooking a scrape.
During the Second World War a V-2 rocket landed just outside the sea wall of Two Tree Island.
Recently a number of places have been put on the island, such as a jetty/boat storage area and car parks. A golf range and skatepark have been situated on the mainland, near to the bridge with the island.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Leigh NNR". Natural England. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006090.aspx. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
[edit] External links
- Essex Wildlife Trust on Two Tree Island
- South East Essex RSPB Group on Two Tree Island
- Map sources for Two Tree Island
| Next island upstream | River Thames | Next island downstream |
| Canvey Island | Two Tree Island | Isle of Sheppey |
Coordinates: 51°32′10″N 0°37′43″E / 51.53623°N 0.62858°E
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