The RSPB reserve at Freiston Shore is a successful example of managed retreat of the coastline which has led to the restoration of a healthy salt marsh. The reserve is 6 km east of Boston in the area known as The Wash on the Lincolnshire coast (Figures 1 and 2).
In the nineteenth century this area of coast was a sandy beach used for sea bathing. Over time its sheltered position in The Wash led to the accumulation of mud, and a salt marsh developed. As the sandy beach was replaced by mud and the sea retreated, the hotels closed.
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