Bumblebee collecting pollen from the beautiful Yellow-Horned poppy on the beach in West Worthing.
Lucky to have this rare habitat at the end of my road.
#vegetatedshingle
#wildflowers
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Painting on the beach

The artists after the art forage

Painting of sea kale on shingle

Painting of sea campion and haiku

We had a wonderful Art Forage on the beach in West Worthing, exploring this special habitat, the different plants, and responding in words and images.
Thanks to everyone who participated and made it special.
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#vegetatedshingle
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
#wildflowers

Sea kale flowering on the shingle beach

The sea kale is flowering on Worthing and Goring beaches - it smells deliciously of honey!
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#vegetatedshingle
#coastalplants
#wildflowers

Sea Campion flowering on a shingle beach

Happy #MayDay
The wonderful @beachofdreams.bsky.social festival starts today.
Events going on all around the country for the next month.
In #Worthing we’re leading an Art Forage - responding to the plants on the beach in words and images.
#vegetatedshingle
#coastalplants

Sea Campion on shingle beach

Not the cabbage family but this Sea Campion on the beach in West Worthing is sublime.
#wildflowerhour
#coastalplants
#vegetatedshingle

Wheatear on shingle

Vegetated shingle and beach huts

Terrible photo as only had phone with me but I was very happy to spot a Wheatear on West Worthing beach, flitting between the shingle plants. Haven’t seen one here for a few years, they’re such beautiful birds.
#wheatears
#vegetatedshingle

Yellow coltsfoot flowers on shingle

Leaves of the yellow horned poppy on shingle

The beach is coming alive!
Beautiful gold coltsfoot and the leaves of the Yellow-Horned Poppy.
#vegetatedshingle #coastalplants #wildflowers
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Sea beet growing on shingle

Sea kale just starting to show on shingle beach

Red seaweed on shingle

Two seaweeds including kelp on shingle

Sea beet and sea kale just starting to appear on the vegetated shingle in Worthing.
Some beautiful red seaweed and good to see evidence of the kelp which is regrowing along the #Sussex coast.
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#vegetatedshingle #biodiversity
#beachfinds