Case Study: Wetland Reserve Creation – Steart Marshes Client: The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust 2014 Project outline Rising sea levels are putting the squeeze on wildlife along our coast and a proactive project undertaken by the Environment Agency to address this is creating one of the largest new wetland reserves in England. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust have been contracted to undertake the management of the reserve, including the enhancement of visitor facilities and habitat mitigation works. Fencing Aerial view Services Provided JPR Environmental were contracted to undertake wetland planting and grazing protection on some of the newly created freshwater ditches on the site. Over 12,000 plants were planted in the Spring of 2014 along the new ditch edges and 4,000km of temporary fencing erec

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