Armier sand dunes replanted with 400 native plants
Photo: Pygar1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ERA is restoring the dunes at Armier with native dune plants, fresh sand and the removal of invasive species.
About 400 native plants, including sea daffodil, sand couch grass and sea medick, have been planted at Armier as part of ERA's work to restore the area's sand dunes. Sand and Posidonia have been added to rebuild the dune, and cordons and signs protect the planted area.
Invasive giant reed, Hottentot fig, Cape sorrel and acacia have been cleared, and more planting, fencing and invasive-plant control are planned.
Dune plants hold loose sand in place and shelter wildlife that copes with salt, wind and summer heat, but they are easily damaged by trampling. Visitors can help by keeping outside the cordons and leaving natural beach material where it is.