Once golden sands, yet today Southport beach is a growing marshland covered in thick mud.
Visitors to the seaside resort are greeted with signs, such as the following...
Nevertheless, all is not lost as some visitors actually welcome the marshland's spread.
Asian people from other towns flock in to gather the local samphire that grows wild on our muddy shoreline.
Local resident Janeczek Krakowski stated: “When I was a lad
my granddad used to bring me to the beach and it was lovely yellow sand. Today
it’s almost all muddy with just a bit on the south side of the pier that’s
still proper beach. Who can you blame for it?”
The marsh is now an incredibly popular habitat for many species of bird life...
Marshside RSPB wetland reserve exists a little farther north, along the Coastal Road.
Pat Regan ©
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