- Greatham Beck in Teesside has been returned to its natural tidal course after 200 years by removing a tidal barrier and reopening channels to the sea.
- The £4.5m Environment Agency project will restore saltmarsh and seed grassland and 1.7km of native hedgerow, helping attract birds like curlews and avocets and hopefully migratory fish.
- The work is part of Tees estuary climate-adaptation efforts, won’t increase flood risk, and received a £2m contribution from Northumbrian Water.
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