The Environment Agency, on behalf of the Lower Otter Restoration Project, has been granted a virtual plaque after planting 225 trees to form part of the Queen’s Green Canopy which marked the 2022 Platinum Jubilee.
2 January 2024:After a fascinating journey over the past few years, we are pleased to be able to say that the construction phase of the pioneering Lower Otter Restoration Project is now complete.
As a result, this website will no longer be updated, but it is our intention that it should remain available online as a publicly available source of information until the end of 2024.
To comply with data protection legislation, the project mailing list is being deleted as no fresh updates will be issued by this route.
You can still email the project team and your message will be passed to the most relevant team member for a response.
On behalf of the whole team we would like to thank all those partners and members of the public who have supported us in this challenging and important project which has led to the creation of 55ha of fantastic intertidal habitat, benefiting wildlife and the community.
Residents celebrate opening of the 'Elizabeth Bridge'
24 November 2023: The brand new 70m "Elizabeth Bridge" has been officially opened by Hon. Charles Fane Trefusis and Mark Rice, Environment Agency Area Director, marking a significant milestone for the project.
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the project are available here.
Environment
Environmental Statement To see the Lower Otter Restoration Project Environmental Statement, click here.
Feedback from public exhibition
A public exhibition into options for the Lower Otter Restoration Project was held in Budleigh Salterton on July 5, 2017, with the materials published on this website the following day.
Feedback forms were available at the event, or could be downloaded from this website and emailed to the project team.
The exhibition was attended by 144 people, and 105 feedback forms were received, plus an additional two emails providing comments but no form. Overall, 84 people provided comments in addition to answering the questions on the form.
The results of the feedback can be seen below.
1) Had you heard about the Lower Otter Restoration Project before today?
Of the 104 individuals who answered this question, only 2 selected No
2) How well do you understand the aims of the Lower Otter Restoration Project?
3) How supportive are you of the Lower Otter Restoration Project aims?
4) How supportive are you of Option 1 - full-scale restoration
5) How supportive are you of Option 2 - assisted natural recovery
6) How supportive are you of Option 3 - Big and Little Marsh floodplain restoration
7) How supportive are you of Option 4 - Southern Big Marsh floodplain restoration
The following charts interpret the above information to show the options by preference:
Using the data above, the chart below shows the overall positive and negative views of the four options:
The full range of material available at the exhibition can be found here
