Dynamic Dunescapes at a glance
Dynamic Dunescapes ran from 2019 to 2024 and from Cornwall to Cumbria, worked across 38 sites at nine key dune areas in England and Wales. It had five key objectives to help improve the conservation of, and engagement with over 7,000 hectares of sand dune habitat.
Key Objectives
- Conservation: Deliver direct evidence-based management and interventions on project sites that will make a demonstrable and sustainable improvement of the conditions and processes needed to support dune habitats and species.
- Communication: Build an understanding and appreciation of sand dunes as a naturally dynamic habitat requiring conservation interventions.
- Engagement: To ensure that a greater number and a wider range of people become involved with dunes and learn about, enjoy and value sand dunes.
- Skills Development: Develop the skills of individuals and organisations to better manage dunes, now and in the future.
- Collaboration: Establish strong networks so that lessons learnt from the project (both conservation and public engagement) are shared and disseminated, building a lasting legacy for sand dunes.
Achievements
The teams across England and Wales have achieved so much over the last 5 years. Here's some of our best stats and you can see more of what we achieved in the Summary Report, below.
317 hectares of habitat rejuvenation
122 hectares of invasive species removal
1000+ events held
35 million people reached
Dynamic Dunescapes Summary Report
We have put together a summary of the achievements and highlights of the project as a whole, and by each location. It includes our approach to conservation, engagement, communication, and skills development, as well as a reflection on the legacy of the project and the partners' commitment for the future. You are welcome to download it and share any learnings you may find useful for your own projects.
Other reports to download
Final Project Report
Afterlife Plan
Dune Dynamism Report
Monitoring Report
Ecosystem Services Report
Socio Economic Report
Insights and Learning
Knowledge sharing and collaboration were key goals for the project and we've produced a range of resources to help inform future sand dune projects.
Case Studies - our engagement and management works case studies break down what we did and how.
Sand Dune Managers Handbook - a comprehensive handbook discussing the wide range of dune management options
Reports - we have a range of reports from our method trials and surveys that are free to download.
Project Evaluation
We have worked with Shephard & Moyes to undertake a technical evaluation of the project and its workings to inform the partners, funders and future projects. Alongside the full Main Report, which contains three Annexes that are a deep dive into Engagement, Legacy and the Heritage Outcomes, there is a Short Report which summarises the findings.
Evaluation Report - read Shephard & Moyes' full evaluation of the Dynamic Dunescapes project. This is the full report, including the Deep Dive Annexes on Engagement and Legacy.
Short Evaluation Report - a summary of the Evaluation findings.