#teesmouth — Public Fediverse posts

On the extensive sand dunes of the North Gare, south of Seaton Carew and near where the River Tees meets the North Sea.
If you like big landscapes with big skies, this is a place worth visiting, especially at low tide.
This area is part of the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve and it is Co Durham's most southerly stretch of coast.
The impressive dunes hereabouts owe their existence to marram grass, sometimes called 'beachgrass'.
Without this plant's important stabilising influence, the huge banks of sand would be at the mercy of the wind and waves.
The root systems bind loose sand together, trapping windblown sand and creating sheltered habitats for other plants and wildlife.

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