The Hun: Wetland Creation and River Restoration

In September 2023 the Norfolk Rivers Trust announced the completion of wetland creation and river improvement works along the Hun. The photographs and context fit better as a feature story than as a simple gallery.

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River Hun walk with Parish Councillor Martin Crown

Holme-next-the-Sea Parish Councillor Martin Crown (on the left) joined a guided walk to see the newly made wetland

Photo Norfolk Rivers Trust

The Hun is a chalk stream of just 6km, flowing from Hunstanton Park to Holme Dune National Nature Reserve. The work included shallow scrapes, a ditch backwater, wetting an area by diverting a ditch, and placing logs in the river channel to improve habitat.

It is the kind of content that benefits from being read as a short article: there is an event, a place, and a clear explanation of why it matters.