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Tollesbury 2000 and 2002

The Tollesbury site was originally breached in 1985. By 2000 saltmarsh had developed on the higher elevations and at the margins of the site. By 2002 no major change in the extent of the vegetation had taken place as can be seen from the picture below.

Caption: The Tollesbury realignment site: main picture was taken in October 2002; the inset shows the situation near high tide in November 2000.

 
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