Updated Norfolk Flood Risk Map Published
The Environment Agency has published a new map indicating areas that are likely to be flooded in Norfolk in the event of an incursion by the sea or an exceptional rainfall event.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust comments on sea defence issue
David North of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust has expressed his concern about the future of the wildlife habitats at Cley and Blakeney if the sea defences are not reinstated.
North Norfolk Sea Defences – Where Do We Go From Here?
Doubts are arising that damage to some of North Norfolk’s sea defences caused by the tidal surge in December will be repaired. The Environment Agency are seriously considering allowing the sea back in to reclaim land at Cley and Salthouse. If that does prove to be the case the economic impact on the area could be considerable. Thousands of birdwatchers travel to the reserves at Cley and Blakeney Point every year injecting a great deal of money into the local economy. If the nature of the reserves is changed by allowing the sea back in the variety of bird life will also change and the attraction of this unique part of Norfolk for keen ‘birders’ could wane.
North Norfolk coast – the threat of coastal flooding
Coastal flooding – the potential future impact on coastal communities in North Norfolk of the policy of ‘managed retreat’.