1. Sere ‘Weeds’ Early seral stage Mid-seral stage Shrubs and scrub
Plant Succession
Sere
‘Weeds’
Early seral stage
Mid-seral stage
Shrubs and scrub
Late seral stage
Deciduous woodland
Climax vegetation
Pioneer
communities
Grasses
5 years
25 years
150 years
Time

2. Sea Rocket forming miniature dunes
at the top of the beach

3. Sand Couch starting to form embryo dunes at the top of the beach

4. Line of embryo dunes
Marram grass
Lyme Grass

5. Marram on mobile dunes

6. re-colonising a blowout
A Small blowout
Sand Sedge
re-colonising a blowout