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The sand dunes at Fleetwood are moving all the time and that's because of coastal processes. The sand is actually coming around the corner from the Fylde coast and heading into Fleetwood and, and to the parts of Morecambe Bay, and so it's been replenished all the time. It's also been taken away when there's been a storm or very, very high tide. So it's changing all the time and it's dynamic. And that's why we've got a project called Dynamic Dunescapes, taking place at the moment here in Fleetwood and large parts of England.
They’re such special places, because they're right on the edge between land fixed land and this, this moving constantly changing location. And so those sand dunes are being cut out and then growing back again with wildflowers, such as the sea Holly, which is a wonderful blue flowered plant great for bees and butterflies. It's quite spiky, it's quite a unique plant and there’s loads of it here in Fleetwood. And that's because constantly the dunes are changing any new sand at the right height, then the actual plant will grow. And, and what we are trying to do with our project is just to try and measure those changes over time.
Our engineering team who are involved in coastal sea defence has really recognized the value of those dunes to help protect our towns, our coastal towns - particularly at Fleetwood - from flooding. And so the dunes are doing an important job and that's why our sea wall buts up to those dunes. The sand itself is actually protecting the sea wall from, from damage from the coast, and it's just changing all the time, just moving on and changing all time.
That's what makes it so interesting. I think that's why visitors and residents who come and walk up and down the promenade every day. They've always got something different to see every time they come to the dunes.
