MS4S have been supporting Beach Guardian again with another event using old Christmas trees, this time at Porthcothan. The old Christmas trees have been placed in a particular area that has eroded previously, to speed up the naturally occurring dune-building processes there. As wind-blown sand builds up around the dead trees, it creates new dunes which can be colonised by plants that are well-adapted to living in these dry habitats, like marram grass. The plant roots help to bind the sand together and the new dunes then increase the area of both sea defence and wildlife habitat.
Beach Guardian have again also been supported by many different people and organisations, including: Trevisker Garden Centre (storing trees), haulage firm TH Sandry & Son (moving trees), the ‘Farming in Protected Landscapes’ programme (funding Beach Guardian) and, of course, all the amazing volunteers who turned out to do all the digging, moving and burying on the day!
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- Volunteers Hard at Work in the Dunes
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- Porthcothan Christmas Tree Planting
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