More than 7 hectares of riverbank and floodplain at Keswick Marsh in Norfolk were reshaped to reconnect the River Yare with surrounding land, the Environment Agency said in a press release dated 13 October 2026. New ponds, shallow pools and reshaped ditches were intended to let water spread naturally across the floodplain in winter and be held longer during dry periods.

The agency said the project aimed to restore the natural water cycle, reduce flood risk downstream and create varied habitat. It worked with Norfolk Rivers Trust and Water Resources East, with the 20-acre site provided pro bono by Lady Dannatt, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk. The Environment Agency put the total project cost at £97,764, with three weeks of on-ground delivery and species mitigation work following two to three years of feasibility work.

Norfolk Rivers Trust's Donna Dean said egrets, coots, shelducks, newts, dragonflies, foxes and a little ringed plover had been recorded visiting the works, some as new records for the site. The Environment Agency described the River Yare as one of only 210 chalk streams in the world, with 58 in East Anglia. The release also noted that Flood Action Week launched on 12 October.