The UK's saltmarshes are an incredibly rich habitat, supporting globally important populations of wildfowl and waders. Saltmarshes connect other habitats to allow a rich variety of wildlife to prosper. They act as a natural barrier between land and sea and serve as an effective flood defence. 2020VISION followed coastal re-wilding projects in the Solway Firth between Cumbria and Scotland and in Morecambe Bay. Restoring grazing marshes and coastal wetlands will allow wildlife to thrive alongside sustainable farming and fisheries.
Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / View of regenerated saltmarsh landscape around Abbots Hall Farm Nature Reserve at high tide, providing both a rich wildlife habitat and greater flood protection from sea level rise, Essex, England, UK...
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RF- Mawddach Estuary at low tide, Barmouth, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, May 2012. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Cockle fishermen working in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February. Model released . 2020VISION Exhibition.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012. Did you know? Salt marshes are a great natural defence against sea level rise.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) taking flight. Snettisham, UK, January. Did you know? The red knot has one of the longest migrations in the world, with some travelling 9000 miles from the Arctic to th...
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Mixed flock of Dark-bellied brent geese (Branta bernicla) and other waterfowl on mudflats at dawn with town in background, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK, October 2010
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Sunset reflected from mudflats. The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, October 2011.
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Large flock of Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) taking off from grazing marshes, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Large flock of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrynchus) flying from overnight roost at dawn, The Wash, Snettisham, Norfolk, UK, January
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in mist on grazing marsh at dawn with cattle grazing in the background, Thames Estuary, Elmley Marshes RSPB reserve, North Kent, UK,, April 2011. Photographer quote: 'G...
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) arriving to roost at Snettisham on the Wash. Norfolk, January.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) at dusk, with lights in distance, South Swale, Kent, England, UK, December. 2020VISION Book Plate. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty...
