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...
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) and Sea purslane (Halimione portulacoides) growing on regenerated saltmarsh habitat, with rainbow, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, July 201...
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common glasswort (Salicornia europaea) growing on regenerated saltmarsh habitat, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, July
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) and Common glasswort (Salicornia europaea) on saltmarsh, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK
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Niall Benvie / 2020VISION / Thrift (Armeria maritima) flowering on saltmarsh at the south end of Achnahaird Bay, Coigach and Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Sea aster (Tripolium pannonicum) in flower, Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, England, UK, September. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides) growing on saltmarsh, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature reserve, Essex, England, UK, July 2011
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Established saltmarsh with Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) growing on saltmarsh, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, UK, July
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare), Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, July 2011
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common glasswort (Salicornia europaea) growing on regenerated saltmarsh habitat, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, July 2011
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Edge of saltmarsh with oil storage depot in the background, Canvey Island, Essex, England, UK, February
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mudflats at dawn, Sandyhills Bay, Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Ice on mudflats, Morecambe Bay, Silverdale, Cumbria, England, UK, February
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Saltmarsh at twilight, with lights of Bradwell-on-Sea in the background, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, July 2011
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) feeding on shingle beach, Norfolk, England, UK, November. Did you know? Turnstones can flip rocks almost as heavy as they are.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mudflats at sunset, The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, England, UK, September 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Sunrise over coastal mudflats, Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve, Bowness, Solway Firth, Cumbria, UK, April 2011
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Chalk downland and river estuary. Seven Sisters Country Park, South Downs, England, November 2011.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Sunset over South Swale local nature reserve, Kent, England, UK, November.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RF- Traigh Losgaintir beach and estuary in evening light, North Harris, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. May 2011. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Estuarine river inlet running across mudflats at dawn, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Niall Benvie / 2020VISION / Thrift (Armeria maritima) flowering on saltmarsh at the south end of Achnahaird Bay, Coigach and Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) foraging for tidal-flat worm. Norfolk, January. Sequence 2 of 2.
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) foraging for tidal-flat worm. Norfolk, January. Sequence 1 of 2.
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) feeding along side a Redshank (Tringa totanus), Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, UK, September
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) adult in winter plumage feeding on mudflats, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, December
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) adult in winter plumage on mudflats, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, December
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) adult in winter plumage feeding on mudflats, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, December
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common redshank (Tringa totanus) in winter plumage, feeding on mudflats, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, March
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) taking off from tidal pool, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK, March. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The black-tailed godwit's bill...
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in mist on grazing marsh at dawn, Thames Estuary, Elmley Marshes RSPB reserve, North Kent, UK, April 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) silhouetted as its feeds at sunrise, Brownsea Island, Dorset, winter.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight at sunset over the Wash estuary, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, March. Did you know? While migrating, dunlins travel in massive groups of up...
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) foraging on tidal flats. Liverpool Bay, UK, December.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight, The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, England, UK. September. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) in flight at high water on the Wash estuary, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, March
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) and Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight at high water on the Wash estuary, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, March
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Roosting flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) long exposure, winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, October
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) chick in drying pool on grazing marsh, Elmley marshes, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Isle of Sheppey, North Kent, UK, July
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) in flight, long exposure, winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, October. Did you know? The Wash Estuary in Norfolk is estimated to have a...
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Wader footprints in mudflats, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) trying to drive Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) pair away from breeding grounds, Oare marshes, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, North Kent, UK, June
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Wigeon (Anas Penelope) on estuary mud stretching wings, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January. Did you know? The oldest known wigeon lived to 34 years old.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Sunrise over coastal mudflats with Shelduck feeding (Tadorna tadorna), Campfield Marsh RSPB reserve, Bowness, Solway Firth, Cumbria, UK, April 2011
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Mixed flock of Northern shovelers (Anas clypeata), Gadwalls (Anas strepera) and Common teal (Anas crecca) taking off from a small lagoon, Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, UK, February. Did you know?...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male in flight in evening light. Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, March.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in flight, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Flock of Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) feeding on grazing marshes, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) feeding on grazing marshes, with one bird wing stretching, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Flock of Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) landing on grazing marshes, Holkham NNR, Norfolk, England, UK, January
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrynchus) in flight, Norfolk, UK, January
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Small flock of Greylag geese (Anser anser) flying over snow covered fields, Ken-Dee Marshes RSPB reserve, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Mixed flock of Dark-bellied brent geese (Branta bernicla bernicla) and Black-tailed godwit (Limnosa limosa) South Swale Nature Reserve, Kent, UK, with Whitstable in background, October 2010
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Flock of Dark-bellied brent geese (Branta bernicla) flying over sea wall, South Swale, Kent, England, UK
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla) feeding on shore just after high water, The Wash, Norfolk, England, UK, January 2012
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) in flight. The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, October.
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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 2011
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RF- Small group of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) in flight at dawn, The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, England, UK, October 2011. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty fre...
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrynchus) flocks in flight leaving overnight roost at dawn, the Wash, Snettisham, Norfolk, UK, January
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) in flight at sunset, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) in flight at dusk. The Wash. Norfolk, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) on snow, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) on snow, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), ducks and wigeon feeding in the estuary, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) stretching its wings on water. Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) preening, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January. Did you know? Whooper swans are distinguishable from mute swans, by the yellow rather than orange patch on their...
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) running on a frozen lagoon, Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, UK, December
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / White spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) feeding with water dripping from its bill, Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, UK, January
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). North Kent Marshes. Elmley Nature Reserve.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) feeding on bird conservation crop. Wallasea Wild Coast Project, Essex.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common / Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) hauled out on mudflats at saltmarsh, Wallasea Island RSPB reserve, Essex, UK, March 2011
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common seals (Phoca vitulina) hauled out on saltmarsh, Wallasea Wild Coast Project, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Project, Wallasea Island, Essex, England, UK, October
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Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Stoat (Mustela erminea) standing on rock in saltmarsh, Conwy, Wales, UK, June.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sika deer (Cervus nippon) stag on salt marsh at Arne RSPB reserve, with Poole harbour visible in the background, Dorset, England, UK, August
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Close-up of shells on tide line. Sandyhills Bay, Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, February 2012.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Close-up of shells on tide line. Sandyhills Bay, Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, February 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Saltmarsh and reclaimed agricultural land from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, March 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Remnant saltmarsh and coastal realignment at Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, March 2012. Did you know? 24% of the English coastline is saltmarsh.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Water channels making patterns in saltmarsh, seen from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, April 2012.
