A ‘motorway service station’ for wildlife is emerging at the mouth of the Humber - helping improve a protected zone while putting economic development opportunities in the fast lane.
The gifting of land as a legacy from departing Novartis has delivered the unique chance to create more habitat for migrating birds. Now starting to appear, it also acts as mitigation for future development in a zone ripe for industrial investment.
Design ecologist Roger Wardle heads up a specialist consultancy that creates such sites. The Lincolnshire-based expert said: “The Humber Estuary is a huge, often forgotten about, but diverse habitat. From the beaches and sand dunes, to the saltmarsh, mudflats and lagoons, the area is home to a wide variety of wildlife.
