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Malyon Court Close, BENFLEET, SS7 1TX

Towards Southend.

Southend Corporation bus services extended well beyond the borough boundary as part of a coordination agreement with Eastern National. Bus 354, a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties body, new in 1971, is returning to Southend from Rayleigh Station. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761

Coopers Wood is a five acre Essex Wildlife Thrust reserve on the edge of ImageThe land was bequeathed to The Trust in about 2003 by the Cooper family. There is no access to the reserve other than through the driveway of a private house. This means visiting is only possible by arrangement with the warden who may be contacted through the trust see http://www.essexwt.org.uk/ .. The reserve is managed with a “light touch” by a band of dedicated volunteers during their Image To see the next reserve on a virtual tour of Essex Wildlife trust reserves go visit Image

Kiln Road runs across the bottom, with Shipwrights Drive joining it at the right. The land to the right, above the white house were then (1987) a nursery. This land, and the green area in the centre, is currently the subject of a planning application for 150 new houses. This, unsurprisingly, has been the subject of considerable local opposition.

Members of the Image hauling Image up the steep slope of the valley in Image which is a five acre Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk/ reserve on the edge of Image The woodland was bequeathed to The Trust in about 2003 by the Cooper family. There is no access to the reserve other than through the driveway of a private house. This means visiting is only possible by arrangement with the warden who may be contacted through the trust see EWT link above.

Thundersley Glen is the woodland and open space in the lower half of the photo. The housing in the upper half is Thundersley. The buildings just visible above right of centre are the Runnymede Pool and Hall (Image). The woodlands just below the upper right are the Daws Heath woods.

Image is a five acre Essex Wildlife Trust reserve on the edge of Image The reserve is managed with a “light touch” by a band of dedicated volunteers during their Wednesday Work Party. Today Image is being sawn up this will be used by the warden as part of his woodturning “hobby” the culled timber will become magnificent bowls etc which can be purchased at some of the trusts visitor centres. The woodland was bequeathed to The Trust in about 2003 by the Cooper family. There is no access to the reserve other than through the driveway of a private house. This means visiting is only possible by arrangement with the warden who may be contacted through the trust see http://www.essexwt.org.uk/

The Warden of Image uses the culled timber from this and other Essex Wildlife Trust reserves http://www.essexwt.org.uk/ to create wonderful wooden bowls that are sold in some of the Trusts visitor centres. Just imagine the grain of this Cherry Birch all polished up.