Coastal saltmarsh and mudflats

Habitats in decline

Coastal saltmarsh and mudflats are two intertidal habitats that are declining in Britain. They are threatened by:

• Land claim
• Erosion and "coastal squeeze"
• Over-grazing
• Waste tipping
• Oil pollution
• Non-native species such as cord-grass

Saltmarsh and mudflat creation partnership projects

Over the last five years we have:

• Turned 80 hectares of arable land into intertidal habitat at Paull Holme Strays on the Humber.
• Taken part in the Futurecoast project, assessing trends for shoreline evolution around England and Wales over the next 100 years.
• Created seven hectares of saltmarsh as compensatory habitat on the Crouch Estuary, Essex.
• Prepared to create up to 400 hectares of saltmarsh, mudflat and grazing marsh at Alkborough on the Humber.
• Created 60 hectares of saltmarsh habitat at Abbotts Hall, Blackwater Estuary, Suffolk.