It is separated from the sea by a storm beach and small dune system, and is the only natural brackish lagoon on Scilly with plants such as Saltmarsh Rush (Juncus gerardii) and Beaked Tasselweed (Ruppia maritima).
Armeria maritima | Plantago maritima | Drimia maritima | Spartina maritima | Ruppia maritima | Prunus maritima | Muilla maritima | Malcolmia maritima | Lobularia maritima | Lasthenia maritima | Crambe maritima |