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• Our current projects

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• Hest Bank, Lancashire

  The coastline at Hest Bank has witnessed extensive change over the past two decades. Much of the saltmarsh, which once protected the West Coast Main Line and local properties from flooding and erosion, has experienced substantial erosion. Working with Lancaster City Council, the local community and wider stakeholders, the Our Future Coast project is seeking to design and test new natural methods to restore this vital saltmarsh habitat and coastal buffer. Meet Hest Bank Marsh here:

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• Jenny Brown's Point, Lancashire

  Jenny Brown’s Point is a small coastal peninsula in the parish of Silverdale. The area is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, valued for its environmental and heritage qualities. The chimney at Jenny Brown’s Point, a grade-two listed structure, is valued as a key part of this local identity. However, the saltmarsh, which once protected the structure, has experienced substantial erosion, leaving the chimney vulnerable to damage and undercutting from waves and rising tides. The Our Future Coast project is…

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• Earnse Bay, Cumbria

  Overlooking the Irish Sea, Earnse Bay on Walney Island is a well-loved recreation spot and home to a community of residential chalet owners on West Shore Park. The coastline is fast eroding, with defence measures put in place to protect the community from this erosion and flood risk. Longer term, the area is faced with an increasing risk of flooding and erosion from climate change. The Our Future Coast project, working with Westmorland & Furness Council and various partners, is…

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• Millom Marshes, Cumbria

  Millom Marshes is an expansive area of saltmarsh on the Duddon Estuary. The marsh, an internationally important place for wildlife and for the local agricultural economy, is backed by an earth embankment. The local Shoreline Management Plan (SMP), which sets out a 100-year strategic approach for managing the coastline, calls for a future realignment of the coast and embankment. However, the anticipated high cost of such a strategy makes achieving it unlikely. Cumberland Council and local stakeholders are working collaboratively…

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• Grange Active Travel Hub @ Grange station

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• Inspiring youth action at the Blue Influencers Scheme Conference, March 2024

  We met and heard from inspirational young people and peers joined in one mission - to create change and take action in blue spaces impacted by climate change.

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• Nature Notes: Discover Natterjack Toads and Morecambe Bay's dune habitats

  A springtime view from the far-west of Morecambe Bay - find out why Morecambe Bay's dune habitat is so important for rare Natterjack Toads. Guest blogger, Darren Mason, from the National Trust looks at this rare species and delicate habitat.

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• West End Wombles

  Join this litter picking group set up in the west end of Morecambe by Becky Boo.

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• Beach Clean at Hest Bank

  Find out why people give their time to clear litter from Morecambe Bay, and discover the sorts of litter and rubbish we find.

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