The Friends of Fistral Dunes volunteer group have run various volunteer sessions in the dunes over the last four years, to help this site which gets an extremely high number of visitors. Not only is this a busy place, but there are sometimes issues with bonfires, barbecues, camping and litter in the dunes, which can all have negative impacts on dune health.
On Sunday 18th February, Andy from MS4S joined with Peter Gardener from Cormac (site managers) and the volunteer group for their first volunteer task of 2024. This involved ‘harvesting’ some marram grass from the neighbouring golf course (thanks Newquay Golf Club) and replanting it in areas where sand is building up behind old Christmas trees and fencing, to enhance the dune building process. The group also carried out some path management at the south end of the dunes, where steep sections next to the path were eroding. This is a bit of an experiment, using hessian bags filled with sand to strengthen this bank, building on previous work the group have done here.
Congrats to all the volunteers for turning out on a mizzly morning to get stuck in and make a difference! If you’re interested in helping Friends of Fistral Dunes then look up their Facebook page or email them at friendsoffistraldunes@gmail.com. Or, if you want to help with litter picks at Fistral instead, then look up Fistral Beach Clean group on Facebook or email them at fistralbeachclean@hotmail.com.
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- Placing the Bags
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- Happy Volunteers
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- Planting Marram
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