Photo: The bales on the beach at Lisfannon.If you get a chance over the next few weeks try to get out for a walk on the beaches where the council have put the straw bales to stem the tide on beach erosion. Both Lisfannon and Five Finger Strand have had the work done and it looks very interesting indeed. Take a camera and find a fixed spot to take a photo. Next year, take a picture from the same spot and see if the bales actually trap the sand as expected. The bales have been sunk into the sand until only about one quarter of the bale is above ground. It will be interesting to see if they disappear underground when we have the storms in winter.
Update.
The bales appear to be keeping the sand in place behind them. There have been a couple of storms recently which have swept over the bales. Nature is taking it's part too and they are rotting, which gives the grasses something to feed off. The birds like it too!
Environmental.
Environmental.
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