Freiston Shore is an RSPB reserve near to Boston, Lincolnshire.
It is one of the largest managed realignment sites in the UK, creating 66ha of intertidal habitat (RSPB, nd).
Prior to managed realignment, the site received around 11,000 visitors per year.
Projections of visitor numbers after breaching indicated around 15,000 visitors per year.
In 2002, there were 51,342 visits to the site; this increased to 53,000 in 2003 and estimated 60,000 visitors in 2004.