As the field of landscape design increasingly embraces predictability and standardisation, the process of creating spaces often adheres to predetermined plans. However, the unanticipated emergence of historical remnants disrupted the planned installation of a pipeline near the Welwick Marshland, calling into question how we respond to the unforeseen complications in landscape design. Can these moments be used as opportunities?

At Welwick Saltmarsh, the heavy human impact on the coast as a result of nearby industrial activity has accelerated the loss of sediment, with a 50% loss of intertidal habitat. Welwick Saltmarsh is still degenerating and these large areas of unvegetated mudflat increase the risk of coastal flooding.

Remaining to Forget is a project aiming to create a salt marsh archive recording daily tidal changes while responding to environmental issues through nature-based solutions. Archaeology is the entry point to this project, as it calls connections to our forgotten past, present, and the unpredicted future on the mudflat.