Storm "Imogen", the aftermath
Yesterday saw the south of the country enveloped in storm "Imogen", a gust of 83mph was recorded at the Pembrey Airfield about two miles west of the reserve.
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| Looking down channel (West) after Storm Imogen, the rollers were still coming in though |
An early morning visit found the reserve has escaped the storm with only the fore-dunes suffering with more erosion and inundation by the sea into the dunes in a few places.
The cattle have been leaning on one of the stiles and broken the top bar, a very heavy fly could have broken it as it was very rotten!!!!. The 19 bullocks are doing a great job grazing off the rough grasses and, in a few places, breaking the surface of the fixed dunes; this is key to maintaining the dunes in great condition for the wide range of flowering plants and invertebrates.
The high tides and storms do bring home just how much plastic and old fishing nets are out in the sea
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| plastic and old fishing nets |
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| car tyres, wheelie bins and plastic |
Such a shame, a tin can takes 400 years to degrade, old fishing net NEVER degrades, plastic bottles take 300-400 years to degrade, and the ironic "wheelie bin" could take 400 years to disappear
Mid winter on the dunes, and there were Skylarks singing in a few different places magic....
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