'Little beach of horrors' is cleared of weed... again

Locals now hope for permanent fix

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE

A MUCH-LOVED beach on Anglesey has been returned to its glory days after becoming overrun by a “dreadful” invasive weed.

The small patch of weed-infested sand by Beaumaris Pier was considered unsightly in an attractive seaside town popular with visitors.

For years, attempts by locals to hand-pull the knee-high weed had been a losing battle, leaving the shoreline dubbed the “Little Beach of Horrors”.

Though small, it was seen as the town’s only family-friendy beach and its demise was labelled an “absolute disgrace”.

Beaumaris residents identified the weed as either a salt-tolerant halophyte or a sand-loving psammophyte.

Like bindweed, both are highly invasive, capable of surviving long periods without water.