Wallasea Final Breach
Please find below some photos taken on the day of the final breach at Wallasea Island (04/07/06), as well as links to numerous news items covering the event (We offer no guarantee that the following links are still working).
Photos of the day
News Articles
Sea change turns farmland into marsh
James Randerson, science correspondent
Wednesday July 5, 2006
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/conservation/story/
0,,1812749,00.html#article_continue
After 400 years, Wallasea's sea wall comes tumbling down to create giant
wetland site
By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor
05 July 2006
The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/
article1160989.ece
Sea defences sacrificed for a wildlife sanctuary
By Lewis Smith, Environment Reporter
July 05, 2006
The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2256423,00.html
Wetlands created in Essex + video report
Published: 4 Jul 2006
By: Tom Clarke
Channel 4 News
http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/
special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=2704
UK's largest man-made wetland created
04 July 2006
4ni.co.uk
http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=53091
UK's largest man-made wetland created
04 July 2006
4RFV
http://www.4rfv.co.uk/nationalnews.asp?id=53091
Huge marine wetland starts life
Tuesday, 4 July 2006, 17:24 GMT 18:24 UK
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/5143802.stm?ls
BYM News (press release), Spain - 19 hours ago
The sea wall at Wallasea Island in Essex was breached today, creating the
UK's largest man-made marine wetland. Defra's Wallasea ...
http://www.bymnews.com/new/content/view/31885/48/
UK's largest 'man-made' marine wetland created at Wallasea Back to Environment
Publisher: Clare Fischer
Published: 04/07/2006 - 12:21:05 PM
24dash.com
http://www.24dash.com/content/news/
viewNews.php?navID=58&newsID=7700
Flood scheme recreates ancient Essex wetlands
Matt Weaver
Tuesday July 4, 2006 11.30am
Guardian unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/conservation/story/
0,,1812368,00.html