Morfa Harlech sand dunes

Morfa Harlech (grid reference SH571337) is an extensive dune system stretching northwards from the town of Harlech in north Wales. The dunes cover some 6 km², of which an area of about 1.5 km² in the middle has been afforested with Corsican Pine.

Set against the backdrop of Snowdonia, beneath Harlech Castle, Morfa Harlech is one of Britain's actively growing sand dune systems due to the long shore drift which is currently eroding the dunes at Morfa Dyffryn.^[1]

See also

• Dune
• Sand dune ecology
• Psammosere

References

1. ^ http://countryside.wales.info/National_Nature_Reserves.asp#6

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Morfa Harlech sand dunes and surrounding area

Coordinates: 52°52′54″N 4°07′30″W / 52.88172°N 4.12504°W / 52.88172; -4.12504