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Open Country: Lincolnshire Coast Revival

Lincolnshire Coast Revival

10/12/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Lincolnshire Coast Revival

Helen Mark visits the Lincolnshire Coast to find new life and regeneration in the winter.

In December 2013 the coastline of Lincolnshire was hit by the worst floods since 1953. Two years on Helen Mark finds new buildings, a new coastal park and newly born seal pups.

On the 5th of December 2013 the Lincolnshire community saw the worst flooding in 60 years. A tidal surge two metres above normal levels flooded coastal nature reserves and Gibraltar Point visitor centre was severely damaged. Two years on and Helen Mark finds a remarkable transformation taking place here and along the coastline with a series of iconic buildings and art installations including a new marine observatory, a cloud watching bar and a new visitor centre built on stilts to protect it from future floods. 
The impact on wildlife and habitat is still being assessed, local farmers have lost productive land but there are signs of hope. At Donna Nook the seal colony continue to thrive and Helen visits as the last of this year's pups are being born.

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