# Salt marsh I'm really liking salt marshes. They're pretty new to me, and there's lots in the vicinity of [[Lancaster]]. > A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. > > – [Salt marsh - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_marsh) ## Morecambe Bay salt marsh from the Furness line train ![[photos/salt-marsh.jpg]]