Morfa Harlech sand dunes

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Morfa Harlech (grid reference SH571337) is an extensive dune system stretching northwards from the town of Harlech in north Wales. The dunes cover some 6 km², of which an area of about 1.5 km² in the middle has been afforested with Corsican Pine.

Set against the backdrop of Snowdonia, beneath Harlech Castle, Morfa Harlech is one of Britain's actively growing sand dune systems.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Dune
• Sand dune ecology
• Psammosere