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Marram Grass Sand Dunes
This picture was taken after a few high tides hit Norfolk. These often occur December through to March when high onshore winds working with high tides can be very destructive. Note that the protective sand dunes have gone.
It will then take a few years to regain their position but at a high cost. The cliff crumbling and sand being blown up to the base of the cliff combine with what is left of the marram grass to re-establish the protective dunes.
Marram Grass is found almost exclusively on the first line of coastal sand dunes. Their extensive systems of creeping underground stems or rhizomes normally allow them to thrive under conditions of shifting sands and high winds. However with the coastline also having less sand arriving from the north coupled with offshore dredging and higher water levels, even marram grass the great survivor, is having difficulty. SCEG have carried out replanting to help the natural reformation of the dunes and cliffs.
Marram Grass and Sand Dunes
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Scratby Coastal Erosion Group - Norfolk
SCEG protecting Scratby's Coastline, Beaches and Cliffs