Cotehele Quay

Year Implemented

2021

Project Type

Managed realignment

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Tamar Estuary

Longitude

-4.2219

Latitude

50.4937

Habitat(s) Created

Not Known

Size

1.4 Hectares

Why Undertaken

Biodiversity Enhancement
Create a More Natural Shoreline
Habitat Enhancement
Improve Flood Protection

Project Description Summary

This project restored an area of freshwater tidal wetland at the National Trust property of Cotehele Quay. A river-side field along the banks of the Tamar Estuary had been enclosed in an embankment and converted to farmland in 1850. To enhance and restore the tidal habitat, a preparatory creek/channel was excavated in the field before a 15 m breach was made in the riverside bank to allow the tide to flood in.

This project is part of a larger programme of habitat creation and improvement throughout the Tamar catchment which aims to create new intertidal habitat which will improve the resilience to the changing climate and to provide a richer environment for people and nature (National Trust Website, accessed 2022).

THE NATIONAL TRUST WEBSITE (LINK BELOW) PROVIDES MORE DETAILS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.