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Reintroducing the Sand Lizard to the Fylde Sand Dunes
Over the last three years conservationists have been giving the UK's rarest lizard a helping hand. Captive bred sand lizards have been released on to the Fylde Sand Dunes as part of a long-…
The Bay Event Helpers
Sand dunes
Sand dunes are places of constant change and movement. Wander through them on warm summer days for orchids, bees and other wildlife, or experience the forces of nature behind their creation - the…
Reintroducing the UK's rarest lizard to the Fylde Sand Dunes
Last Sunday, I was lucky enough to be part of the final release of the UK's rarest lizard, the sand lizard, onto the Fylde Sand Dunes! It was the end of an era for the captive breeding…
Sand dune conservation volunteer for the Fylde Sand Dunes Project
Over the last 150 years over 80% of Lancashire's sand dunes have been lost, mainly as a result of urban expansion. Sand dunes play in important role in flood defence, and as such the Fylde…
The Fylde Sand Dunes Project gets funding for 5 more years
The Fylde Sand Dunes Project is delighted to have received almost £1 million from the Environment Agency to continue their valuable work along the Fylde Coast for a further 5 years.
Fylde
Christmas Tree Planting 2021
Sand sedge
Sand sedge is an important feature of our coastal sand dunes, helping to stabilise the dunes, which allows them to grow up and become colonised by other species.
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Sand lizard
The sand lizard is extremely rare due to the loss of its sandy heath and dune habitats. Reintroduction programmes have helped establish new populations.