Land of the Fanns

A diverse partnership celebrating, restoring and reconnecting people to this landscape rich in heritage and natural treasures. Supported by @heritagefundUK

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Land of the Fanns has been a huge success and will positively change the way we work together across our landscape. Through @Thames_Chase and its role as Legacy Body, we have a mechanism in place to grasp this opportunity and work closely to sustain momentum
Dave Bigden, Director

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

"I am immensely proud of what the Land of the Fanns has achieved and of all those who have contributed towards its success.
The role of @Thames_Chase Trust as the legacy body is to continue to develop and deliver a shared vision across the landscape."
https://t.co/IQI6NdCj8T

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Our final legacy film, Hidden Gems, presented by social historian Ken Worpole
Rich in wildlife and full of surprises, how many of these places have you visited
Thanks to @rosaproductions for capturing the essence of the scheme and area so beautifully
https://t.co/ppj9BvHprk

[Barking & Dagenham Park Rangers @BDParkRangers]

Working in #partnership with @Thames21 & @Thames_Chase this week our #conservation #volunteers have been helping prepare the ground for the #River Rom #floodplain #restoration project. Wetland habitats will be restored to improve #wildlife #biodiversity & help store #flood water

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Trade and Commerce, our third legacy film, looks at the history of an industrial working landscape. From the cement industry to agriculture, the Land of the Fanns has so many stories to tell if you know where to look
https://t.co/xUpWqDXyDg
With thanks to ROSA Productions

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Land and Water celebrates the projects aiming to restore and reconnect the natural landscape
Changing peoples relationships to rivers, reconnecting rivers with their natural flood plains and restoring areas for conservation grazing and habitat management
https://t.co/3M05qOnEQ3

[Thames Chase @Thames_Chase]

Funding is available to landowners wanting to plant trees in Community Forest areas. Money offered through our Trees for Climate fund, comes with expert support and advice, is not available through any other grants scheme.
Find out more: https://t.co/MP5wHJlEQO @CommForests

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Sit back and enjoy the first of our Legacy films
Crossroads, Heritage and the Land of the Fanns celebrates just a few of the completed projects and partnerships of our scheme
https://t.co/Ny6feIWSaC

@Thames_Chase @ValenceHouse @EssexGT @Kinetika @HeritageFundL_S

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

@EssexGT received funding to research sites of historic and local interest in @thurrockcouncil. An inventory of these sites is now available which will be useful to planning authorities when making decisions which affect the sites described, and settings
https://t.co/FZG6U0LUB3

[Barking & Dagenham Park Rangers @BDParkRangers]

Park users may have noticed some curious additions to Eastbrookend CP this week.🤔No, it's not more bins! We are delighted to welcome Arty & his animal friends for our new #Sculpture #trail. Inspired by the books by @HristovaLili & Irina Goncherenko. 📕📚 https://t.co/fd0BGQteU8

[Thames Chase @Thames_Chase]

Funding is available to landowners to plant trees in Community Forest areas via our Trees for Climate fund. We offer expert support and advice, not available through any other grants scheme. Find out more:
https://t.co/MP5wHJlEQO #englandscommunityforest @defra @commforests

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

@EssexGT successfully bid for funding to research sites of historic and local interest in Thurrock. The culmination is an inventory of these sites, useful to Thurrock planning authorities when making decisions affecting the sites described or their setting
https://t.co/FZG6U0MsqB

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Join @Thames_Chase and @Thames_beat today at Pages wood, 11am-3pm. A nature fun day for all the family!
We'll have activity sheets, spotters guides, sweep netting and pond dipping to blitz all the biodiversity we can find at Pages Wood.

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

So many heritage outcomes from our five year scheme.
Celebrating the unique, undiscovered and newly discovered features in our Landscape

[Valence House @ValenceHouse]

A date for your diary

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Brilliant environment outcomes from our five year scheme 👏
Thank you to everyone who contributed

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

Fens, Forests and Fields is a fitting legacy for the people, places and commitment to the area. Capturing the spirit at a pivotal moment as the climate emergency & aftermath of the pandemic force reflections on the past & a need to write a different future
https://t.co/jzjl566hxh

[Land of the Fanns @LandOfTheFanns]

50. Verity: The Water Vole
The walk, amongst the chainsaw sculptures at Pages Wood, features Verity and her journey where she meets a number of other residents of the riverside

https://t.co/5tkGAw2wWE

#flagfriday

@Kinetika @Thames_beat @HeritageFundL_S @HaveringCouncil

[Thames Chase @Thames_Chase]

Join us August 6th for a historical guided walk around Dagenham Village and neighbouring country parks: https://t.co/YK3NU9rFmr #thameschase #upminster #essex #dagenham #walk #outdoors #park #historic #romford #walking #exercise #hornchurch #barking #beamvalley