A few hundred metres from our new house is a dune lake.

Dune lakes are rare ecosystem types on a global scale yet, Northland is home to over 400 of these lakes.

Via: Northland’s dune lakes - Northland Regional Council.

The other day after a little exploration I found it. The Bream Bay Coastal Care Trust is looking after it.

Dune Lake shown on a map in relation to our house.
Sign for the Coastal Trust.
Looking north, the lake is beside lawn; in the background a mountain.
Looking south along the lake whose banks are vegetated.