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Raking sand at St Bees Head

4/5/2016

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Preparing for Cumbria Wildlife Trust summer beach art event

Freelance Ranger raking sand into patterns on beachRanger Sand Art at St Bee's Head

​I got the chance to see Dumfries and Galloway from 'the other side' recently when went over to the South side of the Solway. It wanted to meet up with the Cumbria Wildlife Trust Trainee Marine and Coastal Conservation Officers at St Bees to discuss an event they are holding later in the Summer.

I had a great time checking out the sand and raking some patterns, it is a perfect for it. While I was raking some patterns
I got some slightly strange looks from people out walking their dogs, some dogs even came over to join in. I got a lot done as the tide was out and the trainee I was meeting was visiting lots of places on the caost before meeting me, she joined in when she arrived trying out her raking skills.

One of the things I like about sand art is that it is transitory and after a while the art is washed away returning the beach to normal. We were so intent in what we were doing and chatting we forgot about the tide
 just getting of the beach in time otherwise it would not have just been the sand art that got washed away

A pattern raked in the sand of a beach with cliffs behind it
Organic sand raked pattern at St Bees Head
Spiral pattern raked into the beach with groins and shingle beach behind
Tendril and spiral pattern raked in the sand, St Bees Head
Spiral pattern raked on a beach with a stone at the centre
Spiral pattern raked around a rock on the beach at St Bees
waves coming in washing over the raked sand to return the beach to normal
The tide smoothing out and washing away the design
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    Elizabeth Tindal

    ​I would like to share some of the interesting things that I see when I am out and about as a Freelance Ranger. I will also be including some environmental arts ideas too.

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