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St Patrick's Day ( March 17) turned out to be what the Irish refer to as a 'soft' day, but it didn't deter the entrants to our Wallathon 2012! Our invitation to walk the bounds of RSPB Wallasea went out in all the local papers and on BBC Radio Essex and the enthusiasm with which this...

Having paddled most of the way round, stopping for lunch at Pagglesham and seal spotting on the way up the Roach, our merry gang were glad to haul out of the water again for 'afternoon tea' - RSPB style - at Wallasea Ness, where they caught a glimpse of the land side of the seawall and heard...

Chris and Anne travelled all the way from Banbury, not all the way by canoe I hasten to add (!), to take part in the circumnavigation of Wallasea Island

The 'dry run' for our Wild Coast Paddle hit a logistical hitch when the forecast high tide wasn't high enough to allow a paddle over the causeway.

Were you one of those driving over the causeway to Wallasea Island last Sunday lunchtime? You may have been bemused by the sight of RSPB staff, volunteers and what looked like a paparazzi scrum on the side of the marsh and a group of canoeists hauling up at the edge of the road. Excitement built as...

Well we may have a way to go, but dreams cost nothing! This week our plans to develop youth and education work as part of the Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project took a small, baby step forward. Two shiny new Wallasea volunteers with teaching experience will soon join staff from the South Essex Marshes...

Good grief its February already! No sooner have we heaved a sigh of relief that one year's events are complete, but here we go again - its time to plan for the year ahead. Our first event proved a runaway success, with demand for places on Something Wild and Wonderfowl soon outstripping capacity...