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Centuries of river rerouting to be reversed in major restoration project (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)

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One of the largest river restoration projects ever seen in the UK is now under way in Northumberland. The River Breamish, in the north of the county, has seen its path straightened over "many centuries" to make way for intensive farming.

This has meant the river has "disconnected" from its floodplain, reducing freshwater species and increasing flood risk. The new project aims to reinstate the "meandering" river system to the lower Breamish Valley.

The project is being led by the LIFE WADER nature-recovery project in partnership with the Environment Agency, Tweed Forum, Natural England and local landowner, Harehope Estate. Organisers say the work will bring "huge benefits for wildlife, ecology and man".

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