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 | Solway Coast Photo No 1 Local photographer Geoff Prestwich has kindly supplied images from the Solway Coast. If you are interested in purchasing any of the orignal items below please email and I will send details The Solway Coast is a tide-washed estuary between southwest Scotland and northwest Cumbria. Mud flats and marsh are created by the narrowing of Solway Firth, the bore tides and strong currents, and the flat land |
| Solway Coast Photo No 2 Photographs No 1 and No 2 are from Mawbray during a mini turnado. Geoff took the photograph from the sea shore facing inland to create spectacular pictures. Geoff has a number of photographs available for sale in the tea rooms at The Gincase near Mawbray |  |
 | Solway Coast Photo No 3 Photo No 3 is the view looking towards Criffel and Caerlaverock nature reserve In Cumbria the marshes extend between Grune Point at Moricambe Bays mouth to near Gretna at the estuarys head. Sheep graze in these marshes as they have done for centuries past. The grasses of the salt marsh created by the tides are growing yearly. One of these marshes, Rockliffe, leads to Esk Boathouse. Reedy Burgh Marsh is home to a Victorian monument to Edward I, who died here. A footpath leads from the village of Burgh-by-Sands to the spot. |
| Solway Coast Photo No 4 The gathering storm clouds on the solway is an impressive photograph from Geoff There are three more marshes on the Solway Coast, all located on Moricambe (not to be confused with Morecambe) Bays south shore. Cardurnock Flatts marsh is home to the villages of Bowness-on-Solway and Port Carlisle. Skinburness Marsh is the site of the village of Skinburness, sitting on the narrow spit of Grune Point. Newton Marsh is the third marsh in the Moricambe Bay area. The marshes are a breeding ground for ducks and geese. |  |
 | Solway Coast Photo No 5 Diverse animal and bird life inhabit all areas of the Solway Coast. Thyme, spiny restharrow, yellow kidney vetch and pale blue harebells nestle in the sand dunes while skylark and barn owls fly overhead. Wading birds such as lapwing, oystercatcher, and curlew cover the sands at low tide. Farm fields and hedgerows extend over what was forest land until the 1400s. Badgers, foxes, voles, and hedgehogs live here. Local red sandstone can be spotted in some of the farm and village buildings |
| Solway Coast Photo No 6 Glasson Moss and Bowness Common form part of the rare wildlife reserves of bogs and mosses. Butterflies and red grouse feed on the purple heather. Butterworts and sundew eat the local insects. The Smugglers Route is a walking route in the Solway that provides an introduction to the history, heritage, flora, fauna, and landscape of the Solway coast and plain. Sand dunes, salt marsh, farm fields, and bogs and mosses all make up this windswept Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |  |
 | Solway Coast Photo No 7 Skinburness is a small hamlet a mile north of Silloth. There are wonderful extensive views over the sea to Dumfries and Galloway beyond. The surrounding area is one of Special Scientific Interest, with miles of unspoilt coastline affording wonderful opportunities for walking and bird watching. |
