Tools and guidance

Restoration Principles

These 10 overarching principles have been developed by the Environment Agency and Natural England as part of the ReMeMaRe Initiative. They support the aim of ReMeMaRe to increase the scale and rate of implementation of estuarine and coastal restoration projects. They are aimed at anyone looking to undertake restoration (habitat enhancement or creation) in the estuarine, coastal, and marine environments.

Restoration Handbooks

To support the aims of ReMeMaRe, a suite of “how to” practical habitat restoration handbooks for seagrass, saltmarsh, native oyster restoration have been produced. These are supported by a handbook for restoring estuarine and coastal habitats with dredged sediment.

The four handbooks, alongside additional guidance, can be accessed by following the links below.

Restoration Potential Maps

A set of “where to” restoration potential maps have also been produced for the three priority habitats. Based on factors such as biogeographic ranges, these maps provide a high-level, national scale overview of sites where successful restoration may be possible. One of the next steps of ReMeMaRe will involve the refinement of these maps at a more regional or local level, in order to better support place-based delivery in the future.

The restoration potential maps and more information as to how they were developed, can be accessed by following the links below.

Habitat Restoration Platform

The Environment Agency and The Crown Estate are co-funding the development of a new platform. This new platform will be the latest product developed under ReMeMaRe. It will be an online asset that can be used by anyone seeking to learn about, deliver, fund and benefit from habitat restoration in the UK.  It will allow users to visualise, report, and track activity across the estuarine, coastal and marine environment, whilst enhancing opportunities for collaboration and sharing lessons learned. 

So far Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the development have been completed, and you can find the links to these reports below. The next stage (Phase 3) will involve designing and building a demonstrator product.  The scope, content and functionality of this product has been informed by engagement with restoration specialists, and we are grateful to all those who supported Phase 1 and 2. 

To ensure the platform meets users needs further engagement will be essential, and we plan to run additional workshops once a beta-version of the platform is up and running. 

Additional Mapping Resources

In addition to the restoration potential maps above, there are a number of other mapping data layers available that may be of use to stakeholders involved or interested in estuarine and coastal habitat and ecosystem restoration.

These additional resources can be accessed by following the links below.

Additional Guidance

Additional guidance and information relating to estuarine and coastal restoration can be accessed by following the links below.