T. 01925 852005 E. enquiries@thelandtrust.org.uk www.thelandtrust.org.uk Registered Charity No: 1138337 Case Study Canvey Wick Location: Essex Size: 19 hectares Client: East of England Development Agency the Land Trust’s Role: Sustainable exit strategy From: Landfill and oil refinery To: Nature reserve Canvey Wick was a landfill site and proposed oil refinery, which closed in the 1980s and then lay derelict. In 2005, it was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and with the Land Trust's intervention and a strong team of partners; this space was transformed into a nature reserve. It has been hailed as a 'brownfield rainforest' by Natural England and was officially opened to the public in 2014. Thi

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