3. Merthyr Mawr Warren
1948
•On a 26mile stretch of
coast of Swansea Bay
of the approximate
3,300ha of dune and
blown sand habitats
65% has been lost
•The remaining dunes
are now fragmented and
isolated from each other
8. Aims of the dune rejuvenation
work at Merthyr Mawr Warren
NNR
• Create areas of bare sand habitat
(10-20% of reserve area)
• Create new dune slack areas (SAC habitat feature)
• Promote areas of mobile sand
• Restore the area of dunes worked for gravel in the
1960’s & 1970’s
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12. •1.45ha of bare sand
created
•Approx 1,200m³ of sand
excavated each day
22. Results so far….
• 1 new slack area created
• 5.5ha of bare sand created (1.7% of Reserve area)
• Potential for an increase in the area of bare sand habitat
in a 6ha area of the reserve adjacent to the worked area
(an extra 1.8%)
32. Results so far at Kenfig NNR
2012
• Turf stripping
• Formation of dune arms
2013
• Creation of 4 notches in fore dunes
• Creation of bare sand areas by turf stripping
2014
• 3ha of bare sand created
• Creation of 4 notches in frontal dunes