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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Tidal barrier proposal for Lincolnshire and Norfolk sets off wave of opposition

Bar-tailed Godwits arriving at a roost on the Wash.
The Wash is a stunning and ecologically important stretch of coastline between Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

Plans for a renewable energy tidal barrier linking Norfolk and Lincolnshire have sparked fierce debate between scientists, wildlife charities and a port company CEO who is leading the project.

Entrepreneur James Sutcliffe, who has managed and advised port companies in Sierra Leone and Bangladesh, has now set his sights on the Wash, which is the sea, mudflats and salt marsh between the two counties.

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