Coastal squeeze, saltmarsh loss and Special Protection Areas (ENRR710)

English Nature used to provide advice to Defra and the Environment Agency as part of the development of a policy to address the issue of coastal squeeze of saltmarshes in Special Protection Areas (SPAs) resulting from Environment Agency flood and coastal defence works. This report was commissioned to utilise work undertaken in previous studies to consider past changes in saltmarsh extent since SPA designation in a number of specific SPAs, and provide a summary of potential future changes.