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Southwold to Kessingland via Easton Bavents and Covehithe
5 September 2009
Covehithe
June 2000
Covehithe
February 2002
rapid gullying and further cliff
recession .. also a look at Benacre.
Covehithe November 19
2004
Easton Bavents
November 2004
Easton Bavents and North Southwold
June 2006
Easton Bavents,
Southwold, Dunwich & Sizewell December 2008
Southwold to Kessingland via Easton Bavents and Covehithe
5 September 2009
1 - Southwold pier and town defences to Mr
Boggis' defences
2 - Easton cliffs and Broad to Covehithe
Broad
3 - Covehithe cliffs to Benacre
Broad and towards Kessingland
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2 -
Easton Cliffs and Broad to Covehithe Broad |
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Approaching Easton
Broad
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Beyond Easton
Bavents cliffs, moving northwards, the shore is backed by a low
sandy, separating the beach from the low, marshy ground inland,
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Looking along the
beach northwards towards Easton Woods; Easton Broad is concealed
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The tide has pushed the
shingle upbeach and is just about to breach the berm on the left-hand
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Almost suddenly
Easton Broad is upon you, with scores of Oystercatchers calmly
sitting on the upper beach ... |
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... and they only
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I stayed here some
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Easton Broad is a place of
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... proving plenty of
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The source of the timber is
Easton Wood, on the northern flank of the broad .. with one specimen
looking like an Ent that has hopped down onto the beach ... with more to
follow! The dead trees I assume to have died from a combination of
excessive drainage, being near a cliff, and possibly saltwater
incursion. |
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The beach debris of
dead trees litters the beach along its frontage with Easton
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The foot of the cliffs is
subjected to fresh falls of cliff material ... and sand drifting against
debris. |
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Back to more wave watching,
as the high tide encroaches at the top of the beach. |
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Covehithe Broad
lies behind a zone of sand features, with clumps of marram
grass anchoring the deposits, and stones indicating where it has
been winnowed away. The broad has been lightly fenced off for
the benefit of breeding birds. |
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'Fly on succulent'
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The time of high
tide, surely, as the beach is swamped by ever-rising waves ..
looking northwards, left and centre, with Covehithe church on
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Covehithe Broad, centre,
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The beach is only navigated
by easing around the bird-nesting fences at the edge of the dunes; the
beach is all under water. |
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The end of the line
as the high tide peaks against the base of the cliffs. At this
point active removal of cliff debris was seen to take place. |
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Suffolk Easton
Bavents Covehithe Benacre Broad coasts erosion beach features high tide
sand dunes cliffs wildlife birds reserve |
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