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Tuesday 3 March 2020

Submerged forest exposures


Exposures at the base of the storm beach at Abermawr


Exposures at Freshwater West


Peat beds and tree remains at Wisemans Bridge, 2014


Peat beds and tree trunks etc seen in Manorbier Bay -- exposed very rarely.  
This photo is from 2014.

These excellent photos above are courtesy Pembrokeshire Coastal Photography.



Photo from the Coflein records for Whitesands -- showing tree remains exposed on the foreshore directly in front of the car park.

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OTHER CONFIRMED SUBMERGED FOREST SITES

In the literature, the submerged forest is also recorded at the following Pembrokeshire sites -- but as yet I have not been able to source any photographs.

Frainslake Sands
Pwllgwaelod
Freshwater East

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Added 4th March 2020


Submerged forest exposed at the edge of the storm beach, Abereiddi, Feb 2014 (Dan Soper).  A big tree down.........





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