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Sand dunes on a Merseyside beach once used for dumping tobacco waste are being restored to help wildlife. The "tobacco cliffs" at Formby were used as a dumping ground for thousands of tonnes of ...
Visitors are advised to pick up a map of the various footpaths from ... to the beach leads you to the main stretch of Formby's famous sand dunes, which are a Site of Special Scientific Interest ...
Sand dunes are being restored to help wildlife including rare natterjack toads, the National Trust has said. The "tobacco cliffs" at Formby, Merseyside, were once used for dumping tobacco waste ...
The walk is a great route to discover some of the contrasting woodlands at Formby. It also takes you through grasslands, pinewoods and past sand dunes and there is the chance to spot Natterjack toads.
The 35-year-old man had been digging a hole on the sand dunes on Formby beach A man was buried under 6ft (1.8m) of sand when a dune ledge above him collapsed as he was digging on a beach.
Sand dunes at a nature reserve have been blown away by winds caused by recent storms, the National Trust said. Sand on Formby beach in Merseyside was shifted as Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin ...
Some of the high sand dunes at the National Trust site in Formby lost 10 metres in the high winds last Thursday. Countryside manager for the National Trust at Formby Andrew Brockbank said normally ...
This is a place where vegetation sprouts wildly. Asparagus has been grown in Formby’s sand dunes by farmers since the 1800s, with around 200 acres levelled by hand to create the fields.
The trust said work to remove the rubble - which sits at the Victoria Road entrance of Formby beach - is already underway and means the beach-front car park will be closed through to spring 2026. The ...
Some of the high sand dunes at the National Trust site in Formby lost 10 metres in the high winds last Thursday. Countryside manager for the National Trust at Formby Andrew Brockbank said normally ...
Visitors to Formby beach are being reminded the Victoria Road car park is closed as redevelopment works begin on Sefton's coastline. The beach, a location known for its natural beauty, is one of ...