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This is a photo taken early in the construction of the new Parrinder Wall. It shows the piling rig that was used to insert the band drains 8.5m into the ground. The band drains have been invaluable as they have allowed water pressure in the soft ground below the new wall to disperse without causing slips...

This is a special geogrid material that is being used to increase the integrity of the new sea wall.

Machinery compacting layers of clay to create the new Parrinder Wall. The clay has been extracted from the landward edge of the reserve in an area with little existing wildlife interest. As the land level has been lowered due to the amount of clay that has been dug from the area we will now be able to...

Photo of the base of the new Parrinder wall during the early stages of construction. The slightly odd coloured stone is a local stone called carrstone. This base layer of stone is crucial as the big gaps that are left between the stones provide a route to allow water to drain out of the bank.

This is a band drain. It will allow ground water to flow into the carr stone and out into the lagoons. This will prevent the new sea wall collapsing! A pretty important straw.

This is the foundations for the new sea wall along the Parrinder line. The red coloured rocks on the right are Carr-stone from Snettisham quarry. These are being used to give a firm base for the increased width of the new sea defence. The new wall is using special engineering techniques to minimise this...

You can see the metal post that the rig is driving into the ground. This is going into a depth of 8-10m.

This is the first signs of a new reedbed at Titchwell, honest? Material is being removed from this area to provide the clay to build the new sea wall along the Parrinder line. As the materials are removed so the 'hole' will be shaped to form a bittern friendly landscape.

This is the foundations of carr-stone being laid on the new sea wall. This view is one not seen by visitors to the reserve as it is looking west from the east end of the wall.

You won't find these on the beach. These were found in the Parrinder line and are some of 70 metal objects found during investigations prior to excavation work.

Well it's started this small beast will move upto 40 tons in a load but it will still take 3 months with two of these to shift enough to build the new seawall at Titchwell