trazar astley-reid, suffolk coast and heaths aonb partnership, suffolk estuaries officer

Addressing the challenges – involving people at the coast – 

Trazar Astley-Reid, Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB Partnership, Suffolk Estuaries

Officer

Three very different stories

Alde & Ore Estuary Partnership

Deben Estuary Partnership

Stour & Orwell Estuaries Management Group

Deben Estuary

Deben Estuary Partnership

Deben has 40% of Suffolk’s saltmarsh

Saltmarsh• Extends from the mean high water of neap tides to the

mean high water of spring tides where only occasional inundations will occur.

• Salt marsh occurs around coasts which have conditions suitable for the net accumulation of sediment and receive shelter from strong wave action.

More saltmarsh in front of sea walls means less money spent on sea wall maintenance!

2010 before restoration

2012 after restoration

Stour & Orwell Estuaries

Shotley Gate 2009

Shotley Gate April 2011

Shotley Gate Community Open Scheme November 2010

Heritage Park – HMS GangesNew FootpathsWoodland ManagementSchools projectsWildlife partnership projectsCoastal Erosion controlBeach management

Alde & Ore Estuary Partnership

The Town of

Orford

www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org

Thank You