Since 2010, The Netherlands' province of Zeeland has implemented projects in the Western Scheldt to create intertidal estuarine habitat and develop benthic macrofauna, an important food source for foraging birds. In 2016, groins were modified or built at Knuitershoek and Baalhoek to reduce water flow and encourage sediment accretion. These projects aimed to change the hydrogeomorphological conditions to enrich the benthic macrofauna community and overall biomass, thereby providing food to migratory birds. To assess the effectiveness of these measures and advise on future restoration designs, all study locations have been intensely monitored to track their physical and biological development.