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This golf course in England was intentionally flooded. Now something amazing is happening
A former golf course in Lincolnshire, England, has been transformed into a new coastal nature reserve, providing valuable habitat for a number of rare and endangered bird species. Once dominated by fairways and greens, the landscape has been transformed into a mosaic of wetlands, grassland and coastal scrub. Sitting within the Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park, it will provide an increasingly crucial refuge for wildlife in the face of climate change and environmental pressures. The 30-hectare reserve (equivalent to 42 football pitches) has been named Sandilands Nature Reserve, and will officially open on 26 September following six years of planning, consultation and habitat creation. Vital stop-over The reserve is expected to provide important habitat for birds including lapwings, snipes, terns and gulls, as well as a vital stopover point for migratory species, such as black-tailed godwits, spotted redshanks and spoonbills. Sandilands is part of the internationally important East Atlantic Flyway, a globally significant bird migration route. Every year, thousands of birds made up of more than 155 different species travel along the UK’s east coast between the Arctic and northern European breeding grounds and wintering areas further south. “Even before the project was officially complete, nature had begun to return. This...
