2021
Managed realignment
United Kingdom
Tamar Estuary
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50.4937
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1.4 Hectares
Biodiversity Enhancement
Create a More Natural Shoreline
Habitat Enhancement
Improve Flood Protection
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.