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SAND DUNES: SANDS FOR LIFE 
They are biodiversity hotspots where carpets of orchids still survive alongside song birds, butterflies and a wide range of endangered insects.
Healthy dunes have bare sand constantly in motion. These hills are built, blown out, and built again. Many unique and special plants and invertebrates continuingly re-colonize the open space.
Within 80 years, nearly 90% of open sand dunes have disappeared. they have been replaced by dense grass and scrub, becoming fixed and stable so the rare wildlife has disappeared.
Sand dunes have a unique character, providing a unique backdrop on the beach and every child's perfect natural playground
Sand dunes safeguard our environment, they are a natural flood defense against coastal erosion. They maintain waterflows and support pollenating bees and butterflies.
The introduction to non-native plants, lack of traditional grazing, a declining rabbit population and air pollution
Re-profiling dunes, creating bare sand to allow sand to move again.
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Enable more people to enjoy and use the dunes, encouraging exercise, health and wellbeing.
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