Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Wednesday 9th December 2015

Another breezy day but it remained dry until dark.

The power of wind and wave is becoming increasingly clear on the fore dunes at Pembrey LNR, with huge losses of established dunes being replaced by the formation of embryonic dunes at beach level.




wind blown sand being deposited in front of the fore dunes



Work continues to clear Sea Buckthorn from a 1km stretch of the foredunes the resulting new habitat will benefit the many invertebrates which thrive in this apparently barren landscape.


The machine on tracks makes short work of older stands of Sea Buckthorn while the more nimble "Bobcat" reaches those parts others can't,


A flock of 69 Cormorants had gathered at the tide line early this morning.





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