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Jigsaws of some of the images!

 

South Coast

Barton-on-Sea

Coastal erosion and defences at a troubled location in Hampshire

October 23 2001 update

Bournemouth

 

Views of the city centre from a tethered balloon.

Colchester VI Form October Fieldwork photos!

Hengistbury Head

Colchester VI Form October Fieldwork photos!

October 23 2001 update

Isle of Wight

Alum Bay and the Needles, Freshwater Bay and Blackgang Chine

Naish Farm -Highcliffe

 

Protected and unprotected coastline between Barton-on-Sea and Christchurch

 

Purbeck & Dorset

Chapman's Pool

 

Views of Houns-tout Cliff, Chapman's Pool and the limestone countryside.

Chesil Beach

 

Chesilton, at the Portland anchor of the shingle feature - flood defences.

1996 pictures of the same area battered by winter storms.

Durdle Door

 

April 2006 Coastal features, tourists, and massive chalk!

April 2007 A brief return

Durleston

 

Durleston Country Park, Swanage .. a limestone coast

Furzy Cliffs

 

April 2006 Weymouth lookout.

Kimmeridge

The clays and shales of Kimmeridge Bay, with well-defined wave-cut platforms.

Lulworth Cove

Colchester VI Form October Fieldwork photographs 

April 2007 Morning and evening light on the cove and Stair Hole

Lyme Regis

 

New defence works and beach nourishment  September 22 2007

Old Harry Rocks

 

The classic chalk headland, ready for labels!

October 23 2001 update

April 2006 update

Osmington Mills

 

April 2006 Waterfall and landslips

Studland

 

October VI Form October Fieldwork photos!

October 23 2001 update

Swanage beach and cliffs

 

April 2006 Beach maintenance and cliff stabilisation.

West Bay

 

West Bay harbour engineering works Feb 2004

West Bay harbour defence works, October 2004

West Bay, harbour and cliffs, August 2004

White Nothe walk

 

April 2006 Outstanding chalk headland scenery

 

West Country

Beesands & Hallsands

 

The 'lost village' of Hallsands and Beesands - what Hallsands could have been! 

Bude-Sandy-Mouth

A coastal walk from Sandy Mouth to Bude, along the clifftops, and back along the beach, reaps a rich treasure of coastal features.

Dart estuary

 

Dartmouth and the estuary 

Lynmouth

 

The river, coast and tourism, and some shots of the Valley of the Rocks.

Porlock Bay

 

A brief look at the area and the area of the breach in the shingle beach. August 2005. More shots from July 2006.

Slapton Sands 2001

 

Photographs from Nick Slinger of the coastal erosion damage at Slapton.

Slapton & Torcross

 

Slapton Ley and the village of Torcross   

 

 

East Coast

Essex

 

 

Clacton-Jaywick

 

Photographs, February 2002, of beaches and defences at Jaywick and Clacton

Cudmore Grove

 

Coastal features, erosion and defence on Mersea Island. 

Fingringhoe

 

VI Form College Colchester fieldwork

Frinton

Views of Frinton, both urban and coastal.

Lost Road of Seawick  

 

Beach loss and road destruction between Jaywick and Point Clear.

Stour Estuary at Brantham

 

Salt marsh, river walls and industry.

Cattawade and the Stour at Lawford

 

An industrial estuary on the Essex/Suffolk border

Walton-on-the Naze

 

The fast-eroding landmark in north Essex, ..  coverage of the unprotected and of the managed coast

Walton-on-the-Naze  1998

 

Walton-on-the-Naze  July 30 2001

Walton-on-the-Naze  September 22 2001

Walton-on-the-Naze  January 1 2001

 

Walton-on-the-Naze  Feb 15 2002

Walton-on-the-Naze  May 26 2002

Walton-on-the-Naze  Nov 16 2002

 

Walton-on-the-Naze  Jan 6 2003

Walton-on-the-Naze  Oct 30 2003

 

Walton-on-the-Naze  Jan 18 2004

Walton-on-the-Naze  June 5 2004 Naze Tower

Walton-on-the-Naze  June 5 2004

Walton-on-the-Naze  November 3 2004

 

Walton-on-the-Naze  February 2005

Walton-on-the-Naze  May 2005

Walton-on-the-Naze  July 2005

Walton-on-the-Naze  Nov 2005

 

Walton-on-the-Naze  Feb 2006

Walton-on-the-Naze Sep 2006

 

Walton-on-the Naze 18 May 2007

Walton-on-the-Naze Aug 1 2007

 

Walton-on-the-Naze January 12 2008

Walton-on-the-Naze March 1 2008

 

Wivenhoe and Fingringhoe

Shots of the front at Wivenhoe and salt marsh at Fingringhoe

Wivenhoe Trail

 

A cycle ride from Colchester - Sustrans route and urban landscape. New developments along the River Colne in Wivenhoe.

     

 

Suffolk

 

 

Aldeburgh

The town and foreshore

 

Slaughden sea defences and new Coastguard Station.

May 2005

Bawdsey Flags -

The flags at Bawdsey ... and their surroundings.

 

 

March 9 2005  First contact

May 14  2005  Site meeting

May 31  2005  Update

June 21 2005  Expedition to cut weeds

June 28 2005  Job Done!

 

July 30 2005   - two flags gone and another going!

 

March 2006 update

July 2006 update

 

September 2006 update

 

February 2007 - a new beach!

September 2007 update

Bawdsey March 25 2008 update

Cattawade Nov 2007

 

 The wetlands of the Stour estuary

Covehithe

 

The rapid loss of agricultural land by erosion of the crags of the Suffolk coast

Covehithe Nov 2004

 

Latest photos from November 2004

Dunwich

Photographs to support Year 2000 and 2001 fieldwork.

Dunwich Beach 2001

 

taken  Sunday 13 May 2001

Dunwich Heath 2002

 

 

2002 Fieldwork Venue. February 2002 photographs to help a fieldwork visit.

Fieldwork in May 2002

Dunwich Beach -Wednesday and Thursday

Dunwich - tourism pressures

Dunwich - management practices

Dunwich Heath 2003

 

Fieldwork in May 2003

Beach photographs from Mon 20 May and Friday 23 May 2003

Photos from Mr Duncan of the tourist pressures

Dunwich Heath - Sunday 16 May 2004

 

2004 photographs of a busy Sunday afternoon, cars, parking ,signs, footpaths, heathland, cliff and beach processes.

Dunwich - forest, beach & heath

 

November 2004 photos to support coniferous forests, erosion at the beach and tourist management changes at the heath.

Dunwich Heath  April 2005 and May 14 2005

 

Update of Dunwich Heath facilities April 2005 and visit to Dunwich Museum May 14 2005

Dunwich  June 2006 -

Beach Walk

Dunwich Heath

Dunwich cliff-top and Greyfriars

 

 

A walk south along the full length of Dunwich cliffs.

Current developments at Dunwich Heath - tourism provision and conservation.

The cliff-top communities - trees, dwellings and the Greyfriars ruins.

Breaches at Dunwich - Dingle Marsh - and Dunwich Heath/Minsmere

 

The high tides of Nov 1 breached the shingle beach bar and flooded the marshlands of the Dunwich River.

Dunwich beach and Dingle Marsh breach 29 Nov 2006

Walberswick and Dingle Marsh Feb 2007

 

Dunwich beach and Dingle Marsh update 19 May 2007

Dunwich Heath and Minsmere surge photos May 19 2007

 

Suffolk Surge - 9 November 2007

Surge update Walberswick Dec 1 2007

Easton Bavents

 

Do-it-yourself coastal protection!

Southwold & Easton Bavents

 

Beach reseeding, rock groynes and the latest at Easton Bavents.

Felixstowe Front

The town's main beach, sea defence works, and erosion of the groyne defences.

February 2002 docks

Felixstowe Ferry

 

Felixstowe Ferry area.10 Feb 2002 and 5 February 2006 .. growth of Deben spit.

Felixstowe Ferry

 

July 2006- spit formation at the mouth of the Deben.

Landguard Point

 

The Suffolk Wildlife Trust's site at Landguard Point.

Felixstowe Ferry

 

February 2007 - Bawdsey side -new spits

Felixstowe Front and Ferry

 

November 6 2007 - spits now enclose groynes!

March 2008 - Bawdsey side in the cold!

Shingle Street

 

June 28 & July 30 2005  Shingle Street

March 25 2008

Sizewell

Photographs to support Year 2000 fieldwork.

Power stations and beach - May 9 2005

Sizewell nuclear power stations and beach 7 Feb 2007

Suffolk Surge - 9 November 2007

 

Views from Dunwich Beach and Dingle Marshes flooding, Dunwich Heath and Minsmere flooding - then on to Sizewell and Aldeburgh ... for the evacuation scare!

Thorpeness

Photographs to support Year 2000 fieldwork.

 

Norfolk

 

 

The Broads

 

Norfolk Broads - Barton Broad

Wroxham - a busy day at a honeypot!

Burnham Deepdale and the SLN weekend.

 

Blakeney Point

Stiffkey and Holkham

Sunday at Thornham and Hunstanton

Happisburgh

Happisburgh The February 1999 cliff collapse and the imminent loss of a bungalow.

Happisburgh 2001  May 2001 update of Happisburgh; view the changes.

Happisburgh 2002  August 31 2002 update from Happisburgh .. much has been happening!

Happisburgh 2003  new site launched www.happisburgh.org.uk

Happisburgh 2004  May 2004 update ... with significant recession shown

Happisburgh Jan 2005  January 2005 - the foreshore looks ever more like an invasion beach.

Happisburgh Mar 2005  Rapid erosion to the south of the bungalows.

Happisburgh Aug 2005  Rapid land loss to the south of Happisburgh, and the tea rooms threatened.

Happisburgh Feb 2006  A winter's view - more land loss and the coming crisis in Beach Road.

Happisburgh Jun 2006  Update- and archaeology of early settlement on the beach.

Happisburgh Nov 2006  Winter storm and high tide scenes.

Happisburgh Mar2007  Rip-rap is added to the beach.

Happisburgh July 2007

Happisburgh Feb 17 2008

 

 

 

North Norfolk

 

 

 

North Norfolk 1998  A set of photographs to go with the Key Stage 3 assessment materials on coastal erosion, defences and planning.

North Norfolk 2001 May 2001 update of Trimingham and Overstrand.

North Norfolk 2002  Return to the Mundesley-Overstrand coastline and defences.

North Norfolk 2005  More photos from Overstrand, and now West Runton.

North Norfolk 2006  An update, and mudflow down the access road!

A look-in at Trimingham (old road cut-off site) and Overstrand.

Nov 2006 pictures of Walcott, Weybourne and Salthouse.

North Norfolk 2008  Bacton beach, Overstrand

Sea Palling

Sea Palling  The rock reefs and beaches of this vulnerable spot.

Sea Palling Dunes and Reefs  May 2003 update, with artificial reefs at low tide.

January 2005 - shots of sand dunes, reefs and Scrobie Sands Wind Farm.

Sheringham

 

The railway, town and shore - school fieldwork spotted!

WindAnglia

 

The Blood Hills and Scrobie Sands windfarms

Winterton-on-Sea

 

The loss of concrete blocks (the second and last row) in front of the beach cafe and their demise on the beach below.

Further cliff loss threatens the cafe Aug 2005

February 2006

Nov 2006 storm update

 

Humberside

 

 

Holderness

March 27 2002 photography of Mappleton, Tunstall, Withernsea and Easington ... and of Spurn Head.

Holderness 2008

 

Aldbrough April 2 2008

Great Cowden April 2 2008

Mapplelton April 1 & 2 2008

Skipsea April 1 2008

Flamborough Head  (Selwicks Bay) 1 April 2008

     

 

Scotland 2002

Black Isle

 

Dolphin-hunting from Avoch, Cromarty Firth and its Oil Rigs/Cruise Liners

Skye

 

A short journey across to Elgol, with sheep-shearing and a view of the Cuillins - coastal erosion features at Elgol.

Wester Ross

 

A stretch of the Wester Ross coast in N W Scotland, with Gruinard Island, raised beaches and the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve.

     

Antipodes

 

   

Australian collection

 

Ken Apthorpe's outstanding photographs of coastal features, including a 'before' and 'after' duo of the sea arch 'London Bridge' and revealing shots of the geography and life of New Guinea.

     

Europe

 

   

Austria 2006

 

Bregentzerwald  - a few shots of geographical interest from a week's holiday.

 

 

 

Brittany 2003

Anse de Dinan beach

The gite

Le Cloitre Pleyben - small village

Pleyben - large village

Châteaulin town

Pointe du Raz - beach and headland

Locronan - tourism village honeypot

Mont St Michel - tourism mega-honeypot

Wind and nuclear power

Brittany summary page

     

Venice 2004

General views, but mostly the effects of tourism and the flooding threat

     

Pyrenees 2004  

A75 & Millau

Montpeyroux

Cirque de Navacelles

Rhodes - Languedoc-Rousillon

Odeillo Solar Furnace

Valley of the Tet and the Mediterranean

     

Ireland 2005

 

Inishowen Peninsula - Foyleside and Malin

Inishowen - Moville & Redcastle

Antrim Coast

Donegal - Magheraroaty &Tory Island

Bundoran - the road home

 

     

Austria 2006

 

A week in the Bregenzerwald

     

Tenerife 2007

Tenerife Landscape - south coast

Tourism  - Los Christianos and the South Coast

Towards Buenavista - the North West coast

Teide Volcano - the National Park 1

Teide Volcano - the National Park 2  Snow

Northern Hills

ITEN Renewable Energy Centre

Infrastructure

 

Settlement, mountains and energy

 

Borrowdale

A walk in