
Dune Plant ID trail
, Perramporth, Cornwall, TR4 9PQ
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About the event
and join us on a walk through the dunes with a fun plant ID sheet - your job is to be a nature detective and look for amazing plants hiding in the sand, grass, and little wet areas called dune slacks.
Plants to Look For:
Pyramidal Orchid – A bright pink flower shaped like a pyramid!
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Early Gentian – A tiny blue flower that only grows in places like this.
Marram Grass – Super-tough grass that holds the dunes together
Petalwort – A teeny-tiny plant that loves wet sand (you'll need sharp eyes!).
Wild Thyme – Smells amazing when you rub the leaves.
Shore Dock – Very rare! Grows in wet dune dips.
Eye Bright – A tiny white or purple flower that looks like it’s wearing little eyelashes!
Self Heal – A purple flower often used in old medicine.
10 am: Arrive and introduction
10.15am: Start the trail
10.15 am – 11.45am – Dune plant ID’ing
11.45-12pm – Wrap up