The removal of tonnes of macroalgae from Budle Bay on the Northumberland Coast has been captured in a short film by the LIFE WADER team. The 4-minute film follows the LIFE WADER team and partners as they trial an innovative, low-impact method of removal.
Budle Bay is part of Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve and is one of Northumberland’s most iconic coastal landscapes — but in recent years, rising levels of macroalgae have begun to smother its mudflats and threaten the wildlife that depends on them.
The removal process will restore feeding space for internationally important bird species, improve the condition of the estuary, and build resilience for the future.
Filmed on location at Budle Bay and the wider Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, the film highlights:
This work forms part of the LIFE WADER Project, a major EU-funded partnership effort improving wetlands, saltmarsh, dune systems and species habitat across the Northumberland coast.
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