Bristol aims to become UK’s first ‘wetland city’ and reduce flood risk

Five-year project will create wildlife corridors by building wetlands and increase access to green and blue spaces Bristol could become home to the UK’s first “wetland city” thanks to a charity’s efforts to create vast wildlife corridors that will reduce flood risk and give people more access to green and blue spaces. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) said the five-year initiative would include more than 200 projects to restore and create wetlands across the city. These will range from s