Members of the public are being offered a unique glimpse of one of Cornwall’s most important wetlands during a special open day on the Camel Estuary next week.

The RESTORE website is now online thanks to the cooperation of all the RESTORE partners. It provides tools plus case studies on river restoration and possibilites for joining the European River Restoration networks throughout the continent.

Ellie is at Knepp Castle Estate near West Grinstead learning how ones man’s passion for ecology is changing the face of the local landscape. She discovers how the unusual ‘re-wilding’ project is also improving the condition of the River Adur. Ellie also learns that restoring the natural meanders will greatly improve local wildlife habitats whilst helping reduce the wider risk of flooding.

Contractors have been working near Heeley Bridge, removing one of the weirs and constructing a channel to make it easier for fish to navigate up the river in low flows.

 The Environment Agency is working with local landowners to improve and protect brown trout spawning areas and other wildlife habitats on a 1.7km stretch of the river near Drayton, UK.