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Project Name
Alkborough Tidal Defence
Scheme |
Country
England |
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Current land designations
NNR in
the future. |
Specific location
South
bank of the Humber estuary, at the confluence with the River Trent and
River Ouse in North Lincolnshire. |
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Year rewilding started
2006 |
Grid reference
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Location
Latitude: Longitude: |
Altitude
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Project Management
Ownership: EN, EA and Associated British Ports
Management:
The project is being managed by the
Environment Agency for its 5-year duration |
Area under rewilding (hectares)
440 ha |
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Project funding
£10.2 million, with the
funding coming from DEFRA, Yorkshire Forward,
the European Union (via the Interreg programme), English Nature and
the Heritage Lottery Fund. Project partners
-Environment
Agency, English Nature, and North Lincolnshire Council. |
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Rewilding methods
Preparatory clearance work
in January 2005 for new access tracks and
demolition of derelict buildings on site. First
phase included construction of new channels to allow water to flow
around the site and a large freshwater reedbed at the southern end.
The second phase, a
managed
coastal realignment through breaching existing flood embankment in
October 2006. |
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Habitats present
New
intertidal and freshwater habitat - reedbeds and salt marsh, mud flat
and grazing marsh. |
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Target species
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Species reintroductions
None. |
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Access to the area
Access for walkers and cyclists will be extended as part of the
overall site delivery |
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Links to further information
Coastal
Futures - supporting communities through coastal change
www.coastalfutures.org.uk |
