Beach meadow

To be categorized as a meadow in the first place, the plantgrowth has to be low in height, and normally this can only be achieved from wear by general traffic or grazing of the landscape, either artificially or by livestock.

Beach meadows are fundamentally an unstable nature type and this condition have an important influence on the flora and fauna found here.

Beach meadows are characterized by a number of plants and animals that could not have thrived if the habitat was left to a natural development.

The grazing (or traffic) hinders bushes, trees and shrubs to get the upper hand and allows low-growth plants to emerge and dominate.

Beach meadows offers a variety of opportunities to many birds, primarily waders, ducks and gulls.

A number of bird species use beach meadows as breeding grounds, especially on islands without predators like fox, mustelidae (raccoon dogs, wolverines, polecats, etc.)