Flora

[nagumbe]

Since using Eastney beach it has been difficult not to notice all the plant life that is in abundance there. Certainly, I have seen more there than I've ever seen on any other shingle beach. Research by others has shown that 109 different species of plants grow there. For an article on this please go to

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/alanthurbon/wildtext/ebeach.htm

and for a full list go to Portsmouth City Council's own sitefor a downloadable list

http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/media/Eastney_Species_List.pdf

Barry

[davidib]

Are any of them endangered species?  It would help to keep the beach open.

[Bare4fun]

Great Crested Newts hold an awful lot of influence with the planning department, they managed to delay the construction of a water treatment works, and they weren't even in residence as it turned out!!

Even if it doesn't stop the development, it may just slow it down.

Pete Knight

[eastneyboy2k]

There seem this year to be a number of very pink "beach cabbages" not seen before. Does anyone know this` type?