East Sussex Wildlife Trust has identified Rye Harbour Nature Reserve as one of the key areas in its blue carbon mapping project.

​Blue carbon is a concept within climate change mitigation that refers to biologically driven carbon fluxes and storage in marine systems.

A spokesperson for the wildlife charity said: “In Sussex, our key areas of work in relation to blue carbon include Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, where we are working to protect approximately 26 hectares of vital saltmarsh habitat.