Flora and fauna: Natural wildlife at a Great War aerodrome in Essex

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome works in partnership with Natural England to improve and manage our ecology.

As participants in their Entry and Higher level Stewardship schemes, we work to carefully manage the site to get the very best habitats for our wildlife.

The team at Stow Maries has planted 5,500 mixed broadleaf, native, woodland trees  on the site.

Some of the mammals, amphibians and reptiles to be found at the site are:

• Hares
• Grass snakes
• Adders
• Bats
• Slow worms
• Common lizards
• Deer
• Newts
• Rabbits
• Badgers