From coast to summit - on the sand-dunes
Sand dunes offer a dry, exposed environment with sheltered hollows and if there are abundant shell fragments the sand can be lime-rich.
There will be strong winds and salty spray from the sea. Sand can be eroded or build up, opening new habitats.
Common Ragwort Viper's Bugloss Clustered Bellflower Bird's-foot Trefoil
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea occurs in any disturbed habitat Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare in the Borage family has bristly, hairy leaves Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata is found in short grass Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus has clusters of yellow-orange pea flowers
Common Centaury Purple Milk-vetch Creeping Willow Burnet rose
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea is a small plant The small Purple Milk-vetch Astragalus danicus is an uncommon plant Creeping Willow Salix repens grows in wet hollows Is usually small and slender Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima is a small rose with dense prickles