A 10-year-old girl has written to EDF 'pleading they stop' plans to flood 300 acres of her family's land.

EDF Energy wants to create 800 acres of saltmarsh on land currently used for agriculture, homes and businesses, to mitigate the environmental impact of Hinkley Point C.

The new power plant is currently being built between Steart and Lilstock Beach and will ingest 44 tonnes of fish a year.

EDF wants to compensate the death of the fish by creating the saltmarsh habitat at one of four sites along the River Severn in Somerset.

Young Lily Hewlett, who lives in Rodley, was 'so devastated' when she found out the news she wrote a personal letter to EDF and refused to go to school the next day - as she was so scared 'the monsters' were going to flood their home.

Her family, who are positioned along the River Severn 70 miles away from the power plant, are desperate to prevent EDF from going through with their plans - which would result in them losing hundreds of acres of farmland.

The family are beef and arable farmers and their ancestors have farmed the land for more than 100 years.

Lily decided she would write a letter to EDF to beg the company to stop their 'cruel' plans.

She wrote: "Dear EDF, I do not think that you can take over people's land's and our land's. We need that land to have our cows on and it's our property not yours.

"We have 340 acres of our land that you are planning to take over.

"Our cows are important to us we have to look after them.

"We need space for all of them and you are taking over their grazing space.

"You need to stop it, it is cruel and just because you have lots of money does not mean you can do what you like.

"I think you should stop because it is mean and it is our land not yours.”

Maddy Sharp, Lily's Mum, says she is proud of her daughter, who wrote the letter entirely on her own.

Maddy, alongside the rest of their family, Finn, five, and Izzy, three-months-old, is furious with the proposal.

Like other families who have land which is at risk over EDF's saltmarsh proposal, Maddy says the energy company has threatened compulsory purchase if they do not agree to sell.

Lily overheard her parents discussing EDF's plans when the family received a letter in the end of October.

Maddy has also highlighted how their land, if picked by EDF, would be incompatible with saltmarsh territory.

Andrew Cockcroft, Head of Stakeholder Relations at Hinkley Point C, said: “We have listened carefully to concerns and suggestions made during our consultation and are now exploring changes to our proposals.

“Hinkley Point C is one of Britain’s biggest acts in the fight against climate change and its operation will provide significant benefits for the environment.

“The development of saltmarsh habitat will boost this further - helping support fish populations and minimise the small environmental impact of operating the new power station.”