Tuesday, July 04, 2006

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Essex | Huge marine wetland starts life

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Essex | Huge marine wetland starts life: "Huge marine wetland starts life
Wallasea Island breach
The sea pours through the defence breach at Wallasea Island
A 300m section of a sea wall has been breached to begin the creation of the UK's largest man-made marine wetland.

Almost 115 hectares has been flooded at Wallasea Island, Essex, to create wetland, mudflats, saline lagoons and seven artificial islands."

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