The key characteristics of the Sefton Coast are:

57. Sefton Coast

The key characteristics of the Sefton Coast are:


• Broad-scale open landscape comprising low-lying coastal areas with inter-tidal sands, silts and muds, dune systems and dune heaths, with salt marshes along the Ribble Estuary.

• Wide sinuous beaches with extensive sand dune sequences alternating with slacks.

• Extensive coniferous plantations around Formby, with wind sculptured deciduous woodland located on estates, such as Ince Blundell, or farmsteads.

• Settlement pattern remains rural with the exception of Formby, Hightown, Southport and Ainsdale.

• Several golf courses are prominent along the coast.

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