I took the dog on a very pleasant walk out to the causeway tower in the still morning air this morning. The causeway goes through a series of distinct vegetation zones starting with reedbeds. There is then a band of Sea Rush with its associates including often abundant Marsh Mallow, but more conspicuous today were the abundant spider webs.
Beyond the Sea Rush the marsh zones become more subtle, the general appearance being a very closely-grazed lawn with conspicuous spikes of Purple Glasswort in upper and middle sections, Long-spiked Glasswort lower down the marsh and finally pioneer clumps of Common Cord-grass. On the tower itself was a very confiding juvenile Peregrine.
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Pardon my ignorance - what was the tower used for?
To be honest I'm not sure. I've always thought that it was there in case of emergencies, but how you reach the ladder I've idea! Hopefully someone out there will know the real answer...
I've been reliably informed by a North Gower local that it was used during the war as a look out post for the bombing area,apparently shells were fired into the estuary to check that there were no duds in a batch. The posts that can be seen in the estuary were there to stop enemy gliders from landing. they excellent now for Ospreys in the early Autumn. Neil Edwards
Thanks Neil, that makes a lot more sense than my feeble explanation!
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