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The cliffs at the Naze near Walton are erroding at an alarming rate! But locals are trying to slow the process by installing new sea defenses.David Eagle has been leading this work and showed Owen what they have been doing to try and save the
Quirky and colourful beach huts line the Tendring coastline for as far as the eye can see between Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze.It's estimated that there's over 3,000 along this stretch of the Essex coast alone.Each little hut, has many stor
Located off the coast of West Mersea and long black timber building with small windows hoovers above the water line. The Packing Shed is actually resting on Packing Marsh Island, where a for decades Mersea Island's oysters were procressed and p
On June 22nd 1948, passengers aboard the HMT Empire Windrush began disembarking in Tilbury.Most were from Caribbean countries seeking a new life here in the UK.2023 marked the 75th anniversary of that voyage and the arrival of who have become
Each year in Brightlingsea, a unique ceromony takes place which dates back centuries.The Blessing of the Waters is a historic event that happens in the early summer before town folk and invited guests reclaim Brightlingsea Creek by performing
In a bid to make the River Thames even more cleaner, the Port of London Authority is trialing a new passive debris collector off the Essex coast.Sited close to the DP World's London Gateway port, the collector is the largest of it's kind and i
There's a part of the Essex coast that used to be deep below London.When the Elizabeth Line was dug out, the soil removed to create the tunnels was shipped to Wallasea Island where the RSPB enhanced the landscape to create a haven for wildlife
It turns out that the waters off the Essex coast in the outer Thames Esturary are one of the perfect places to site an offshore wind farm.There's a number of them already, with plans for more in the coming years.The Galloper Wind Farm has a s
The Essex Wildlife Trust are working with the local community in Tendring to help get small local projects up and running to improve habitats for wildlife.With funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Nextdoor Nature will provide peopl
There are 58 Ships listed on a board at the Navyard Wharf in Harwich. They were all built in historic dockyard between 1660 and 1827 but very little is actually known about them.Volunteers from the town's International Shanty Festival took it
Artists Trish Evans and Nick Humphreys, who are collectivly known as Instar, are taking a journey to discover the ocean, shining a light on the wonder beneath the waves and to creatively explore the impact of climate change and rising sea level
Along the coastline of Britain volunteers keep a look out. They are members of the National Coastwatch Institution and are there to help keep the coastline safe.In Essex, there are two stations based in the Thames Esturary at Thorpe Bay and on
In Episode 37, Hugh & Madeleine from the Radio Lento Podcast joined Owen to explain how and why they enjoy recording sound scapes of the the Essex coast.As an attempt to emulate their work, Owen visited the same site in Stanford-le-Hope that t
Residents along the Essex coast awoke in the early hours of 1st February 1953 to a storm surge sweeping across the land.Over 300 people lost their lives in the UK. Over a third of them were in Essex. 59 perished on Canvey Island alone.Foota
Rowhedge on the River Colne was once a hive in maritime industry.Today, there is significantly less in this now very nice riverside village.Volunteers with the Rowhedge Heritage Trust are working to capture and tell the stories for future gen
If you think of a beach in Essex, Grays Beach is unlikely to be the one you thought of.However, this 300m stretch of river front is set to be transformed by enthusiastic locals.The project by Riverside Community Big Local is being supported b
Standing tall way out into the Thames Estuary are strange looking towers.These were built during the Second World War to defend the entrance to the river and London beyond.The Maunsell Forts are named after their designer, Guy Maunsell who cr
Along the 350 miles of the Essex coastline, saltmarshes are a distinctive feature.Some of them in the estuary of the River Blackwater are thought to be over 35,000 years old.However the Essex Wildlife Trust say 100 hectares of saltmarsh are b
The Essex coastline once had eleven Martello Towers built in the early 1800’s to protect Britain from invasion.Five of the towers remain. Some are clearly visable while one is a little bit hidden.Tower F has had a varied history. From a milit
Harwich is the eighth location in the UK to have a Tide & Time Bell installed.The bell sits on the foreshore and rings by the ebb and flow of the tide.The bell in Harwich was installed in October 2022, and Owen went to meet the artist Marcus
In May 1940, over 800 private little ships were sent to war as part of Operation Dynamo. Their mission was to evacuate British and French troops from Dunkirk.Some of those ships taking part in the evacuation were from the Essex coast. The six
If you go down to Shoeburyness or Southend-on-Sea, you'll often see kite surfers riding the waves out in the Thames Esturary.But how do you get started in the sport?That's where Simon Mudd of the Essex Kite Surfing School can help as he runs
In years gone by hundreds of barges and smacks plyed their trade up and down the Essex coast line.These vessels are much smaller in number now and now provide a variety of services as well as occassionally racing.2022 was the 60th Blackwater
Lobster stocks are dwindling off the Essex coast.The Thames Esturary Lobster Hatchery, hopes to turn the fortunes of lobsters around by giving them a helping hand.Thousands of lobster will be hatched in the hatchery before being released into
There are five small passenger ferries that operate around the Essex coast.One of them carries passengers between Wallasea Island and Burnham-on-Crouch.However in 2022, the operation was almost stopped following storm damage to the public pon
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