Saltmarshes are an interesting ecosystem and the UK has quite a few of them.
It is a citizen science app inviting people to submit surveys.
It has a useful section which shows saltmarsh plants to help identify them. This will be helpful for anyone going on, or preparing for a field visit to a saltmarsh.
When I taught 'A' level geography in a previous school in West Norfolk, we used to have an annual trip to the coast for fieldwork. I think those schools who would beable to get to a saltmarsh should consider visiting one.
There is a good opportunity to test a whole range of fieldwork skills in these environments, and they carry a range of risks to assess as well.
The website, from which the app can be downloaded has a useful guide to saltmarshes.
You can identify the locations of your nearest Saltmarsh using the MAGiC app (see the separate posts on this interactive map to see how it works). I've added the layer below and zoomed into the area of the Wash.
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