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ABPmer
Quayside Suite
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
Southampton
SO14 2AQ
2014
Managed realignment
United Kingdom
Parrett Estuary
-3.0337
51.2028
Lagoon
Mudflat
Saltmarsh
Transitional Grassland
Large expanse of freshwater and terrestrial habitats
262 Hectares
This managed realignment forms part of one of the largest coastal wetland creation projects in the UK, the 'Steart Coastal Management Project'.
It was undertaken by the Environment Agency with advice and site management by the Wildlfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).
This large scale project was divided into three management compartments; two of these (initially labelled 'D' and 'E') were earmarked for intertidal habitat creation, and one for freshwater wetland creation (compartment 'B').
Area D, the managed realignment compartment ('Steart Marsh'), has an open (200m-wide) breach to the Parrett Estuary and is 262ha, with 2.5km of internal channels to allow for effective flooding and draining.
Area E ('Otterhampton Marsh') is a tidal exchange area linked to the estuary by a culvert (this scheme has a separate OMReg database record).
The overall project area is 475 ha, including extensive freshwater and terrestrial components.
ABPmer
Quayside Suite
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
Southampton
SO14 2AQ