Dunes protected; ENVIRONMENT: NORTH TODAY.A TEAM of volunteers has carried out a programme of work aimed at protecting the sand dunes at Holy Island off the North Northumberland coast The Northumberland Coast is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covering 39 miles of coastline from Berwick-Upon-Tweed to the River Coquet estuary in the north-east of England. . They have spread about 20 tonnes of stone aggregate on the parking area at The Snook snook: see bass, fish. snook Any of about eight species (genus Centropomus) of tropical marine fishes that are long and silvery and have two dorsal fins, a long head, and a large mouth with a projecting lower jaw. to help save the area from the wear and tear caused by tens of thousands of visitors. The dunes form part of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve and are nationally important for a variety of plants including 11 species of orchids as well as a habitat for wildlife.. |
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