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BBC Countryfile magazine: Wetland Wildlife
"The coastline of the great
Wash Estuary is the east
of England’s last impenetrable
wilderness. Internationally
important numbers of birds reign
supreme in the vast expanse of
mud, sand, saltmarsh and open
water, safe from heavy-footed
predators and well-fed on
mud-loving invertebrates.
You can watch the wetland wildlife safely from a footpath atop the sea bank, which marks the outer boundary of the farmland, built on the fen’s fertile fringes. The footpath was created to commemorate Sir Peter Scott (1909-1989), founder of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, for his achievements in conservation. It’s a 10-mile route that leads from the ornamental lighthouse where Scott lived, along the remote shores of the Wash to the mouth of the Great Ouse. A historic ferry carries pedestrians across the river to civilisation in King’s Lynn" ... read