Virtual Field Trips
East Head
Corridor
As you walk between the fifth and sixth stops, the edge of the dunes are worth looking at quite closely.
Where the cliff section ends the dunes become very flat and during the winter can be very wet.
Old Buried Fence
Buried Wooden Fences
There are large clumps of sedges and rushes that like to grow in damp places. In some areas embryo dunes are forming and occasionally strange features such as buried wooden fences are becoming exposed. These fences were put in place to help replenish the dunes during the 1960's.
In damper, more nutrient-rich areas, a wider diversity of plant life is becoming established.
Grasses
Prickly Saltwart
Damp Area
Xerophytes
There is a good selection of plants here that are typical of yellow or fore dunes. Some of them have classic
adaptations to dry and exposed conditions.
Click here to find out more about Xerophytes
In damper, more nutrient-rich areas, a wider diversity of plant life is becoming established.
Bee on Sea Rocket
Insect Life
Many bees and wasps can be found on East Head. One particularly interesting wasp is the Silver Spiny Digger Wasp.
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