Paul Afford and his team are making good progress with the landforming, with silt lagoon 7 really starting to take shape.
A central 'spine' with various 'arms' coming off it has been created and will form one of the large islands where the reeds will be planted.
This is the all-important 'underwater topography' that gets mentioned whenever we lead guided walks here or visit groups to give illustrated talks.
The wooden pegs can be seen in the image below and mark out the 'spine' and the 'arms' which will be the high points within this part of the reedbed.
These areas will ultimately be dry reedbed (good for invertebrates), with the lower slopes covered in what's referred to as 'optimal reed', ideal for nesting and feeding bitterns.