More than 85% of the UK’s saltmarsh habitat has been lost through “centuries” of industialisaiton, the charity said, which stripped away the muddy banks and altered the flow and speed of the river.
The project has been jointly funded by the Environment Agency and NatWest Group.
The habitat will be created by installing low barriers made out of materials like sticks in the water near the shoreline, to help mud build up and encourage plants to grow.
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