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Help us control these damaging invasive non-native plant species by sending in your sightings or offering your spare time. Find out more about this volunteering opportunity here.
The dunes at Bamburgh on the Northumberland Coast are being engulfed by a rapid spread of invasive species.
The network of sand dunes on the Northumberland coastline is of national significance, harbouring rare native plants as well as providing important habitats for insects, reptiles and birds. Furthermore, it shelters inland areas from coastal flooding and storms.
In many areas invasive species are consuming them – interrupting their natural cycle of movement and crowding out the previously rich native flora and fauna. Invasive species are one of the top five drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, and without intervention these majestic Northumberland dunes will become completely engulfed, endangering many native species.
LIFE WADER is working in partnership with volunteers from Northumberland Coast National Landscape Conservation Team to help eradicate Ivy, Sea Buckthorn, Snowberry and Blackthorn from the dunes.
To join our Bamburgh Dune invasives team, please contact Andy Denton on 01289 381470 or email [email protected] or use the contact form at the end of this page.
Help us control these damaging invasive non-native plant species by sending in your sightings or offering your spare time. Find out more about this volunteering opportunity here.
Could YOU be a Northumberland Coast Shorebird Champion? Find out more about this volunteering opportunity here.
We have a hard-working team of volunteers supporting WADER’s cause; see some of the things they get up to here.
