England Northumberland Bamburgh Castle. Fence protecting the sand dunes and vegetation near Bamburgh Castle

England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Snow covered sand dunes and boat near the mouth of the Aln Estuary at Alnmouth.

England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Snow covered sand dunes near the mouth of the Aln Estuary at Alnmouth. The hill in the distance is known as Church Hill.

England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Snow covered sand dunes near the mouth of the Aln Estuary at Alnmouth. The hill in the distance is known as Church Hill.

England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Snow covered sand dunes near the mouth of the Aln Estuary at Alnmouth. The hill in the distance is known as Church Hill.

England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Snow covered sand dunes near the mouth of the Aln Estuary at Alnmouth. The hill in the distance is known as Church Hill.

England, Northumberland, Berwick Upon Tweed. A misty morning on the coast at Berwick Upon Tweed, with the coast line engulfed by fog.

England, Northumberland, Northumberland Heritage Coast. Early morning light on the sand dunes at the Druridge Links overlooking Druridge Bay.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Birds resting on a flowering bush near the beach sand dunes, overlooked by Bamburgh Castle.

England, Northumberland, Alnmouth. Sand dune and war defences near the Aln estuary near Alnmouth with Church Hill in the distance.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Early morning light on the sand dunes overlooked by Bamburgh Castle.

England, Northumberland, Embleton Bay. Early morning sun on the impressive sand dunes at Embleton Bay, north of Dunstanburgh Castle.

England, Northumberland, Dunstanburgh Castle. Dunstanburgh Castle viewed at dawn from Embleton Bay.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. Surfer below the pier at New South Brighton beach.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. New South Brighton photographed at sunrise.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. New South Brighton photographed at sunrise.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. New South Brighton photographed at sunrise.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. A colourful sunset above the Avon Heathcote Estuary in Christchurch.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. A colourful sunset above the Avon Heathcote Estuary in Christchurch.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. The Avon Heathcote Estuary in Christchurch.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. The pier at New South Brighton photographed at dawn.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. New South Brighton photographed at sunrise.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. New South Brighton photographed at sunrise.

New Zealand, Dunedin, St Clair Beach. The blue tones of pre-dawn at St Clair, a popular seaside resort in Dunedin, Otago.

New Zealand, Dunedin, St Clair Beach. The blue tones of pre-dawn at St Clair, a popular seaside resort in Dunedin, Otago.

New Zealand, Dunedin, St Clair Beach. The blue tones of pre-dawn at St Clair, a popular seaside resort in Dunedin, Otago.

England, Middlesbrough, Teesmouth NNR. Sand dunes at the Teesmouth National Nature Reserve near Seaton Carew with the Teeside Redcar Steel Works near Middlesbrough in the distance.

England, Northumberland, Ross Sands. Full height barbed wire fence covered by a drifting sand dune at Ross Sands in Northumberland.

England, Northumberland, Ross Sands. Full height barbed wire fence covered by a drifting sand dune at Ross Sands in Northumberland.

England, Lancashire, Lytham St Annes. Sand dunes on the Lytham St Annes coast near Blackpool.

England, Lancashire, Lytham St Annes. Sand dunes on the Lytham St Annes coast near Blackpool.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Oriental Poppy growing wild in the sand dunes near the coast. Photographed outdoors using a 'field studio'.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. White Campion flower (Silene latifolia) growing wild in the sand dunes near the coast. Photographed outdoors using a 'field studio'.

England, Northumberland, Warkworth. Looking from the sand dunes at Warkworth towards the beach and the North-Sea.

England, Northumberland, Druridge Bay. World War Two anti-tank blocks defending the picturesque beach at Druridge Bay.

England, Northumberland, Druridge Bay. A dramatic expanse of sand dunes fringing the picturesque beach at Druridge Bay, viwed shortly after sunrise.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Bamburgh Castle, beach and dunes viewed shortly after sunrise from Harkess Rocks.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Bamburgh Castle, beach and dunes viewed shortly after sunrise from Harkess Rocks.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Bamburgh Castle, beach and dunes viewed shortly after sunrise from Harkess Rocks.

England, Northumberland, Blyth. Blyth Beach and sand dunes shortly after dawn.

England, Northumberland, Blyth Beach. Blyth Beach and sand dunes at sunrise, looking south towards Seaton Sluice.

England, Northumberland, Blyth Beach. Blyth Beach and sand dunes at sunrise, looking south towards Seaton Sluice.

England, Northumberland, Blyth Beach. Blyth Beach and sand dunes at sunrise, looking south towards Seaton Sluice.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Looking south on a mid summers day across the Tynemouth Long Sands towards the Priory, Castle and the mouth of the Tyne. Recently there has been a great deal of conservation work undertaken to help preserve the impressive dunes and vegetation overlooking the beach.

England, Tyne & Wear, South Shields. Grass on Little Haven Beach sand dunes, looking towards the South Groyne Lighthouse.

TUNISIA, Zaafrane, Sahara Desert. Morning light illuminates the frost covered patterns of the sand dunes of the great erg oriental.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh Castle. Bamburgh Castle and dunes near Bamburgh village.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh Castle. Bamburgh Castle and dunes near Bamburgh village.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh Castle. Hiker walking through dunes near Bamburgh castle in Bamburgh.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh Castle. Hiker walking through dunes near Bamburgh castle in Bamburgh.