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Sunken barges create new Essex island

Old Thames barges have been deliberately sunk in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon to reduce erosion and create a new "island" habitat for birds, in a project the National Trust believes to be the first of its kind in the UK.

BBC reporter Jonah Fisher went along to the newest Essex island to find out more...

Picture credit: National Trust.

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