AnimalsDredged shingle is being placed for birds on the Blackwater
Sediment from Harwich Harbour is going onto banks at Cobmarsh Island and Old Hall Point, habitat for little terns, ringed plovers, and oystercatchers.
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AnimalsSediment from Harwich Harbour is going onto banks at Cobmarsh Island and Old Hall Point, habitat for little terns, ringed plovers, and oystercatchers.
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