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Essex,4 mins

Sunken wrecks create new Essex island

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Old Thames barges have been deliberately sunk in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon to reduce erosion and create a new "island" habitat for birds, in a project the National Trust believes to be the first of its kind in the UK. Âé¶¹Éç reporter Jonah Fisher went along to the newest Essex island to find out more... Picture credit: National Trust.

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