A bucket of clay
Titchwell’s swaying reedbeds shelter some of the UK’s rarest and most beautiful birds – including marsh harriers and bearded tits. However, this thriving wetland habitat is now under threat from the encroaching sea. The north Norfolk coast is being gradually worn away by wind and wave, and the sea defences around Titchwell are in urgent need of alteration and repair.
Your gift of £50 will pay for one cubic metre of clay and help us improve existing walls and construct a new, more effective wall further inland, away from the ravages of the sea. This will allow the marsh’s special residents to continue to prosper in this magical freshwater reserve, without worrying about becoming seabirds overnight.
Order any virtual gift, and you will also receive a FREE Wildlife on your Doorstep booklet. While stocks last.
Proceeds from this gift will go directly towards funding the Titchwell coastal change project.
Titchwell Marsh nature reserve is under pressure. The coast is changing as the sea erodes the land and the reserve's sea walls are not robust enough to hold back the ever-nearing seawater. We need to take action now to adapt to these changes and protect the reserve's freshwater habitats for the wildlife which relies on them.
That is why, in autumn 2009, the Titchwell Marsh coastal change project will begin. This is a large project to realign the sea defences over a small part of the reserve, and reinforce the sea bank behind our brackish marsh. This bank will then continue to protect our precious freshwater habitats.
For more information on the project please visit www.rspb.org.uk
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