1. Introduction

Essex Ecology Services Ltd (EECOS) was commissioned by Rochford District Council to review the Local Wildlife Site network for the District. This report summarises the results of the review and presents a proposed Local Wildlife Sites Register. A fuller report will follow, detailing the methodologies and processes that have been followed and considering broader ecological issues affecting the district, including the possibility of identifying green corridors and other links between Local Wildlife Sites and other key conservation and landscape areas within and around the District.