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Anstey's Beach Dune Regeneration Project

The Anstey's Beach project was the first of a number of projects undertaken by me over a period of a few years. In this project the entire dune seaward of the road over a length of about one kilometre was re-constructed in three phases extending the dune ever closer to the sea, eventually to it's original position at the high water mark. This project has been an outstanding success in that as well as re-creating the dune system I have achieved the goal of re-creating a functional and stable ecosystem that closely resembles the original in every respect.

Photos showing the state of the dunes before the project began
ansteys dune prior to re-habilitation

ansteys dunes

ansteys dunes

This photo was taken fter the first stage of the rehabilitation that took part in three seperate stages

ansteys dunes

The aerial picture immediately below shows the effects of severe drought on the dunes and the adjoining coastal vegetation.
ansteys
The photos below show the rapid and total recovery of the dune system taken in March 2006 which is evidence of the success of the project
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ansteys 3

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Last updated on 05.04.11
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