Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/sand-dunes/vegetation-establishment/turfing-eroded-machairs/
Machair restoration work at Achmelvich, Sutherland, and at some other sites involves covering areas of eroded machair edge with turfs to mark out areas for sowing and to encourage the spread of vegetation. At Achmelvich the procedure used is as follows Cut turfs from the top of the machair ‘cliff’ and let them slide down...