Fauna
Natterjack Toads breed in shallow pools within the site. The site, along with the adjoining Horsey Dunes, hosts the largest colonies of Dark Green Fritillary and Grayling butterflies in Norfolk. Other butterflies recorded from here in numbers include Small Copper and Common Blue.
The ponds among the dunes are home to many dragonflies including the Common Hawker - which is rare in Norfolk.
Winterton Dunes is also known as the first site in Britain where the Southern Emerald Damselfly occurred (Nobes 2003).
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