Beach seven and Teasel finds herself in deep water

For the last in the series of seven beaches, it was off to Nairn and Culbin Sands on Friday. This is another great expanse of sand, especially when the tide is out.

At one time this was an area of fertile land which belonged to the Kinnaird family but, possibly due to removal of marram grass and erosion, the houses and farms were covered by the shifting sands during a fierce sandstorm in 1694. Many years later, trees were planted to stabilise the dune system and they now make up the huge Culbin Forest, which stretches from just east of Nairn right up to Findhorn Bay.

The weather had turned dull so the beach and Moray Firth don't look at their best but it was still a nice walk and extremely mild for the time of year. We didn't have the place to ourselves, I think it is probably quite a popular beach.

Eastwards with Culbin Forest on the right.

Looking west to Nairn and the Black Isle over the firth.

These dunes are known as The Bar and make up a strip of sand which sticks out into the sea. The tide comes in quickly here and it would be easy to find yourself surrounded by water.

Teasel ran across what she thought was a damp patch of sand, she was not impressed to find herself paddling.

She was even less impressed when the next 'damp patch' turned out to be considerably deeper!
The face says it all.

Looking across the Moray Firth to the entrance of the Cromarty Firth.

The dogs always love to run in the dunes - plenty of rabbit activity there.

Rabbits or paddling?
"No contest" says Teasel.

Quick links to each beach:
Hopeman
Lossiemouth West Beach
Lossiemouth East Beach
Burghead Bay
Cullen and Sunnyside Bay
Spey Bay