Mega CITO at Whiteford Sands Cache In Trash Out® Event

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Hidden : Thursday, August 4, 2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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A beach clean up at wonderful Whiteford Sands, Gower.
This event has been organised as part of Mega Wales 2011 in conjunction with the City and County of Swansea and the Countryside Council for Wales.


We will meet at the car park (coordinates below) at 10am. Please note there is a £1 charge for the car park (honesty box). From there it is a 10 - 15 minute walk down to the beach (note waypoint for gate). Gloves, bags and as many litter pickers as we can get will be provided and our collected rubbish will be removed by the Gower Rangers. Please note that there are no facilities at the beach so you may want to bring snacks and drinks with you although we will provide bottled water. We hope you can join us for this event and help to keep a wonderful area in beautiful condition.

Owned by the National Trust, Llanrhidian Marsh and Whiteford Burrows are outstanding both for their landscape beauty and for their wildlife. Whiteford Burrows is seen as one of the best dune systems in Britain and have an excellent series of dune habitats. Whiteford Sands lie to the east of the Burrows, punctuated by the dilapidated cast iron lighthouse (not NT owned) at its northern end. There are views across the estuary towards Pembrey Sands and Burry Port opposite. Llanrhidian Marsh is one of the best examples of a salt marsh in Britain and is of international importance for its enormous population of wintering wildfowl and waders. The award winning Saltmarsh Lamb, a local delicacy, is reared on Llanrhidian Marsh.

The flora of Whiteford Burrows is exceptional and includes many rare breeds and local species, including early marsh orchid, fen orchid, early grass sand and dune gentian. Look out for birds on the Marsh including the oystercatcher, knot, pintail and golden plover.

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