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Britain's Christmas Trees Transform Coastline, Revive Wildlife

2/15/2026

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Britain is using discarded Christmas trees to create sand dunes along the Lancashire coast to combat rising sea levels.
Volunteers bury the trees on beaches south of Blackpool to form a natural sea defense and refuge for wildlife.
Since the mid-1800s, the region has lost 80% of its sand dunes to urban development.
Conservationists say sand lizards, absent for 60 years, are thriving after reintroduction in 2020.

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Story summary

Britain is using discarded Christmas trees to create sand dunes along the Lancashire coast to combat rising sea levels.
Volunteers bury the trees on beaches south of Blackpool to form a natural sea defense and refuge for wildlife.
Since the mid-1800s, the region has lost 80% of its sand dunes to urban development.
Conservationists say sand lizards, absent for 60 years, are thriving after reintroduction in 2020.