South Binness Island in Langstone Harbour has recently benefited from a 500 tonne delivery of shingle to replenish what has been swept away by tides and weather over the years.
The small island is a refuge spot for a rare species of bird the Little Tern. With this significant deposit of aggregate its hoped that the newly raised beach will allow the species to flourish.
The RSPB was awarded 74200 of cash from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a three year long project that sees the South Binness Island replenishment task marking the first phase.
The RSPBs Langstone Harbour site manager said: Sea level rise will be a real problem for Little Terns in years to come and protecting the significant Langstone Harbour population will make a massive contribution to sustaining their nationally declining population.
Lafarge Tarmac provided the aggregate for the RSPB project.
pic courtesy Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com)
