tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post9137539282312604716..comments2024-03-12T13:10:43.685+00:00Comments on Gower Wildlife: Llangennith Burrows under threatBarry Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-45160313203302971872012-01-07T15:05:45.403+00:002012-01-07T15:05:45.403+00:00I think I have just discovered a Sea Buckthorn bus...I think I have just discovered a Sea Buckthorn bush on the Loughor Estuary (near the path by the car park, east of the bridge).<br /><br />It seems to be spreading further up the Gower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-16398475813938117872011-01-24T11:11:53.446+00:002011-01-24T11:11:53.446+00:00If you visit Pembrey dunes, you can see how big an...If you visit Pembrey dunes, you can see how big an issue it is. Unfortunately without investment, the loss of further species-rich, open dune habitats as illustrated above will continue. However, even with a lot of investment, I think sea Buckthorn is here to stay and it's a case of damage limitation.<br /><br />Although I'm not up on east coast erosion issues, I imagine the sea will win at the end of the day. Being a natural process, perhaps this isn't necessarily a bad thing - unless your house is on the clifftop of course!Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-68885899337030232022011-01-24T07:26:39.408+00:002011-01-24T07:26:39.408+00:00Sea Buckthorn may be an issue on the westcoast but...Sea Buckthorn may be an issue on the westcoast but may be the saviour of the east coast as its long nitrogen fixing tap roots could hold up the crumbling clay cliffs togetherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com