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Aberthaw: Landscape

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Rhoose Quarry

Landward beach and flooded saltmarsh, March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Old Raised Beach

Beach overwhelming flooded saltmarsh. Aberthaw March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Old Raised Beach

Ancient storm beach well inside modern Watchouse beach March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Old Raised Beach

Agrop. pungens. Aberthaw saltmarsh creek. 24th July 1978
Marys species name: Agropyron pungens
Scientific name: Elytrigia atherica
Common name: Sea Couch

Date: 24/07/1978

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Old Raised Beach

Leys side of Lagoon inside sea wall. 25th February 1978. I week after blizzard. Large amount of sand blown in from beach on top of snow.Indicates rate of sanding up. Left like moraine at Aberthaw.

Date: 25/02/1978

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Old Raised Beach

Pleasant harbour and fly ash. Aberthaw 1983

Date: 1983

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Old Raised Beach

Lagoon view from ash bank at the head

Date: 1978

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Old Raised Beach

Leys saltmarsh storm beach encroaching in East. 5th March 1978

Date: 05/03/1978

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Old Raised Beach

Stable slope being grassed, Aberthaw 1983

Date: 1983

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Old Raised Beach

East Aberthaw, view under old railway bridge to new. 1978

Date: 1978

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Vertical cliffs on Aberthaw marsh, September 30th 1978

Date: 30/09/1978

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Drowned veg at springs

Water drop in Aberthaw saltmarsh, bare mud. 30/09/78

Date: 30/09/1978

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Animals (inverts)

Mouth of River Thaw, view from bridge at high water mark, October 1982

Date: October 1982

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Animals (inverts)

West Aberthaw, anthills above high water spring tide (2 hours after). October 1984

Date: October 1984

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United Thaw/Kenson below cement works, Aberthaw

River Kenson above cement works. Glyceria maxima, Epilobium hirsutum, October 1978
Marys species name: Glyceria maxima
Scientific name: Glyceria maxima
Common name: Reed Sweet-grass

Date: October 1978

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Kenson below Burton Bridge to Thaw

Burton Bridge from Kenson Weir, 07/10/78

Date: 07/10/1978

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Kenson below Burton Bridge to Thaw

River Kenson view to Llancadle Road, grazed left

Date: 1978

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Thaw under East Orchard Castle at springs, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Aberthaw sea wall

Outside sea wall, Aberthaw, 7 October 1981

Date: October 1981

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Aberthaw sea wall

Mobile pebbles outside sea wall & marsh, Aberthaw, 5 March 1978

Date: 05/03/1978

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View East under caravans. East Aberthaw. 10.7.1972

Date: 10/07/1972

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Aberthaw shingle spit pointing down channel engulfing 2 earlier half vegetated hooks. June 1971. Whole bank had moved landward to obscure these by February 1978, Exit in February 1978 was in dip this side of half green hooks. West end joined to sea wall.

Date: June 1971

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Pebbles newly thrown over Obione/Festuca. Aberthaw. March 1978
Marys species name: Obione
Scientific name: Atriplex
Common name: Orache

Date: March 1978

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Sand shoal at saltmarsh mouth. October 1981

Date: October 1981

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Bare Island. Aberthaw saltmarsh after level down, 30/09/78

Date: 30/09/1978

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East end of saltmarsh. Aberthaw where River used to flow out, 05/03/78

Date: 05/03/1978

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Aberthaw saltmarsh looking East, mid June, 1971

Date: 15/06/1971

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Cochlearia danica on driftwood log on old storm beach, Aberthaw, March 1978
Marys species name: Cochlearia danica
Scientific name: Cochlearia danica
Common name: Danish Scurvygrass

Date: March 1978

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Drainage from Aberthaw salt marsh. Mid May 1980

Date: May 1980

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Old and new storm beach hooks. Aberthaw high water, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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7am sun Aberthaw saltmarsh. Equinoctial tide October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Equinoctial spring withdraw from Aberthaw saltmarsh October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Aberthaw lagoon Causeway. September 1987. To infil on West (right) not South

Date: September 1987

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Convergence of storm beaches east of salt marsh. Aberthaw South Glamorgan. 05/03/1978

Date: 05/03/1978

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Behind sea wall

Outer end of lagoon. Aberthaw 7th October 1981

Date: 07/10/1981

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Behind sea wall

Pebble hook at entrance. Aberthaw. October 1981

Date: October 1981

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Behind sea wall

Head of marsh track. Aberthaw 07/10/1981

Date: 07/10/1981

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Aberthaw freshwater creek

Fresh creek at Aberthaw. flea beetles, caddis, snails. March 1978
Marys species name: Flea beetle
Scientific name: Phyllotreta

Date: 1978

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Aberthaw freshwater creek

Fresh water creek below railway. Aberthaw lagoon. March 1978

Date: 1978

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Aberthaw seaward pebble flats

Marine oil slick forming shelf on pebble beach March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Aberthaw storm beach andvance over marsh

Restricting shingle bar. Aberthaw saltmarsh. Compare June 1971 when exit to seaas near sea wall. Now sanded up. Mach 1978 beach was formerly directed to sea wall. Now bends landward 4th March 1978 (on 25th feb 1978 more water dammed back. No green strip.

Date: 04/03/1978

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Aberthaw storm beach andvance over marsh

Aberthaw entrance to saltmarsh. Damming ridge higher than 1 week later when (on 4th March 1978) a strip of green from hook tip. 5th February 1978

Date: 25/02/1978

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Aberthaw storm beach andvance over marsh

Aberthaw. Inturned pebble ridge outside saltmarsh moved landwards since 1971. Photo to engulf 2 old hooks. 1978. This 4th March. 7 days earlier grass connection drowned.

Date: 04/03/1978

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Aberthaw storm beach andvance over marsh

Indication of tidal fall in Aberthaw saltmarsh. March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Aberthaw storm beach andvance over marsh

Inside of storm beach by saltmarsh. Aberthaw. March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Aberthaw. Old vegetated storn beaches

Big tidal drift on superceded storm beach at Aberthaw, late March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Aberthaw inner storm beach below cliff

Storm beaches, saltmarsh groynes. Aberthaw, 1978

Date: 1978

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1978 marsh from clifftop

Saltmarsh from Northwest by sea wall, 05/03/78

Date: 05/03/1978

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1978 marsh from clifftop

New island exposed, Aberthaw marsh, 30/09/78

Date: 30/09/1978

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1978 marsh from clifftop

Earth islands emerge from salt marsh, Aberthaw, 30/09/78

Date: 30/09/1978

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1978 marsh from clifftop

Low water in saltmarsh on 30/09/78, Aberthaw

Date: 30/09/1978

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1978 marsh from clifftop

Beach pebbles thrown into East arm of saltmarsh, Aberthaw, March 1978

Date: March 1978

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1978 marsh from clifftop

Bare wave rippled island, Aberthaw saltmarsh, 1979

Date: 1979

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Aberthaw saltmarsh drowning in 1978

Medium low level in Aberthaw saltmarsh, May 1980

Date: May 1980

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Aberthaw saltmarsh drowning in 1978

Rippled sand island, saltmarsh exit, 15/05/80

Date: 15/05/1980

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Aberthaw saltmarsh drowning in 1978

Outer beach combed flat by 07/10/81

Date: 07/10/1981

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Saltmarsh 1979-1981 views

Saltmarsh from steps. Aberthaw, July 1983

Date: July 1983

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Saltmarsh 1979-1981 views

Saltmarsh island connected to mainland, Aberthaw July 1983

Date: July 1983

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Aberthaw high water spring tide 1984, saltmarsh, reserve

Residual dune, high water, 7am. Aberthaw 1984

Date: 1984

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Aberthaw high water spring tide 1984, saltmarsh, reserve

Old storm beach, high water. Aberthaw, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Aberthaw high water spring tide 1984, saltmarsh, reserve

Aberthaw saltmarsh under water. Equinoctal spring, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) pool

Sea wall, sand, pebbles, snow. Aberthaw, 25/02/78

Date: 25/02/1978

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Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) pool

Aberthaw. Sea wall outside power station pools, 1971

Date: 1971

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Aberthaw. Sea wall, beach

Terrestrial deposit outside storm beach. Fossil cliff, East Aberthaw. March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Aberthaw. Sea wall, beach

Soil deposits at Aberthaw, March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Aberthaw. Upper fresh marsh

View Southeast past ash from West end of Aberthaw lagoon, August 1979

Date: August 1979

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Spartina by River Thaw. Views up to cement works. September 1978

Date: September 1978

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Lower River Kenson at seaward end of Aberthaw cement where it drops to River Thaw. 12 January 1974.

Date: 12/01/1974

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

River Thaw below cement works. Puccinellia to east. September 1978

Date: September 1978

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Low water on River Thaw just above lowest railway bridge. September 1978. View upstream to cement works.

Date: September 1978

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Displaced tree roots by river at West Aberthaw, 1978

Date: 1978

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Spartina wel up River Thaw near West Aberthaw, September 1978

Date: September 1978

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

River Thaw. View seaward to shepp flock on road, October 1978

Date: October 1978

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Newly canalised mouth of River Thaw west of original course, east of power stations. Straight seaward over the hews. Old course = brackish lagoon with fly ash. July 1974

Date: July 1974

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

West Aberthaw floods 2 hours after high water, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

High water spring tide, West Aberthaw between cement works and power station, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

River Thaw near mouth, spring tides, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

River Thaw rushes out under road. Springs. October 1984

Date: October 1984

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Floods below Burton Bridge, River Thaw, 1984

Date: 1984

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Spring tide floods above Aberthaw cement works, anthills flood. 1984

Date: 1984

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West Aberthaw saltmarsh

Thaw flood 2 hours after equinoxial springs, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Saline River Thaw inland of road. 2.5 and 1.25 miles from sea

Tidal drift (crabs). Mud rush 1.5 miles up River Thaw, October 1978

Date: October 1978

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Saline River Thaw inland of road. 2.5 and 1.25 miles from sea

Mud rush swards flattened by tides. River Thaw above road. October 1978

Date: October 1978

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Saline River Thaw inland of road. 2.5 and 1.25 miles from sea

Pylons go inland from power stations. Aberthaw from head of lagoon. March 1978

Date: March 1978

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Saline River Thaw inland of road. 2.5 and 1.25 miles from sea

Reunited halves of River Kenson flow under old railway by cement works, October 1978

Date: October 1978

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River Kenson at Llancadle

Pan on tongue of saltmarsh between Kenson and Thaw Rivers, Aberthaw Cement, 1978

Date: 1978

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Flooded Thaw Burton Bridge, October 1984, springs

Salt water 1.25 miles in from Thaw mouth, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Flooded Thaw Burton Bridge, October 1984, springs

Thaw above road. Equinoxial floods, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Flooded Thaw Burton Bridge, October 1984, springs

Aberthaw. Tide fills dikes inland of road, springs, October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

End of Kenson at confluence with Thaw, 7 October 1978

Date: 07/10/1978

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

Confluence of Kenson and Thaw (rivers). View downstream. Aberthaw, 1978

Date: 1978

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

River Thaw goes under railway with limey waters of River Kenson from Aberthaw Cement Works, January 1974

Date: January 1974

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

Old kilm in Lias Quarry near Aberthaw Cement Works. October 1978

Date: October 1978

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

River Thaw and River Kenson flow south under railway from cement works to new canalised section east of power station. 1974

Date: 1974

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

Aberthaw cement works from point where river divorced from its estuary at East Aberthaw. 5 March 1978

Date: 05/03/1978

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

Sunset and pines with Aberthaw Cement Works, Feburary 1978

Date: February 1978

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Confluence of Rivers Thaw and Kenson, Aberthaw.

Lias cement effluent from Aberthaw Cement Company to River Kenson, January 1974

Date: January 1974

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Aberthaw Lecture Set Box One

Glamorgan Naturalists Trust plaque, Aberthaw, October 1981

Date: October 1981

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Aberthaw Lecture Set Box One

Timbers of wreck outside Aberthaw lagoon, October 1982

Date: October 1982

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Aberthaw Lecture Set Box One

Extent of fly ash, February 1982, Aberthaw lagoon

Date: February 1982

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Aberthaw Lecture Set Box One

Aberthaw Lagoon, 7.30am, HWST [high water spring tide], October 1984

Date: October 1984

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Aberthaw Lecture Set Box One

Wading cow, Gileston Farm Buildings, 7 October 1981

Date: 07/10/1981

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South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre (SEWBReC)
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