THE Jurassic age roared back to life yesterday as dinosaurs and erupting volcanoes took over a seaside resort.

The Dinosaur Coast Garden Pride exhibition has created a floral prehistoric scene on the seafront at Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Six animated dinosaurs, with sound effects, are the stars of the display, which also boasts 20 different water features and a volcano, complete with flame effects.

The exhibition is the result of two months' work by Scarborough Borough Council's parks manager, Roger Burnett, and his team.

"It is very difficult to describe the effects that have been created - all we can say is you have to see it to believe it," he said.

Gardeners have used 15,000 plants, 60 tonnes of sand and 1,000 gallons of water to put the display together in a giant marquee.

Visitors to the coast will see a stegosaurus, two raptors, two giant lizards and a tyrannosaurus rex, as well as a flying rhamphorhynchus.

All of them have been created using wire structures with plants embedded in them.