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Spotlight on... Kenfig (from the Sands of Life Project)
Did you know that Kenfig is one of the last remnants of a huge dune system that once stretched along the coastline of south Wales from the Ogmore River to the Gower peninsula? This is also one of the crucial sites covered by our project. We have already been busy here over the last couple of years, whilst further work is currently approaching too. Over the coming summer and autumn months we will be scraping an area of dune slack to recreate bare sand habitat that is being lost from Wales’ sand dunes at an alarming rate. We will also be removing scrub that is threatening to take over areas of the dunes and encouraging sustainable grazing by cattle by fitting 5km of fencing. New kissing gates will provide good access to the public. Our Sands of LIFE project information panel is now on show at Kenfig. This now sees eight of the 10 sites covered by the project with project information panels installed. We recently joined up with reserve staff and volunteers at Kenfig to survey the population of the rare fen orchid and then attended the Kenfig Open Day in early July – big thanks to the reserve’s staff for making the day such a success. We look forward to being part of future events to help showcase the site’s outstanding natural beauty and importance to rare dune wildlife. From Website: naturalresources.wales/SandsofLIFE |
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