Restoring saltmarsh on the Awre peninsula | WWT Breaching the sea wall and allowing salt water from the estuary onto the land will begin the process of re-establishing the saltmarsh habitat that was present on the site centuries ago Water levels on the Severn rising to meet Awre’s flood defences in April 2025
Riverside farmland to be restored to salt marsh - BBC A national charity has agreed to buy hundreds of acres of farmland and turn it back into salt marsh The Awre peninsula on the lower River Severn in Gloucestershire will be owned and
The Estuary – Severn Estuary Partnership It contains a variety of landscapes and seascapes including salt marshes, cliffs, islands and tidal flats It is a well-known and important nature conservation site because of its internationally important habitats and species, including over-wintering birds and migratory fish
Natural Resources Wales Fresh approach to saltmarsh habitat . . . Work to restore the saltmarsh across the Rhymney Great Wharf is getting underway, with the ambition of increasing biodiversity and resilience within the Severn Estuary Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and reducing flood risk
Project to restore Severn Estuary saltmarsh completed Work to restore the saltmarsh habitat along the Severn Estuary, to help to increase biodiversity and reduce the flood risk in the area, has been completed by Natural Resources Wales
Saltmarsh creation on Severn Estuary - BASC The estuary is home to some of the world’s largest tides; we regularly see tides of well over 13m, and the relentless surge of the sea has resulted in the erosion of hundreds of acres of salt marsh over the years