Coastal defences
Tywyn
Unloading rock from trucks |
Construction of breakwater - January 2010 |
Old timber groynes |
View of groynes & breakwater from seawall |
Rock arriving at the site (Photo courtesy of Pam Worsey) |
Laying geotextile sheet (Photo courtesy of Pam Worsey) |
Completed breakwater - May 2010 |
Borth
Sign at entrance to Borth |
Coastal defences at Borth |
Accumulation of cobble at the back of the beach |
Sand bags - evidence of recent flooding |
Sand bags - evidence of recent flooding |
Sand bags - evidence of recent flooding |
Aberaeron
Narrow, raised pathway separating caravan park from beach |
New wooden groynes & rock revetment - deployed September 2009 |
New rock groyne covered with opportunistic ephemeral green algae (after 4 months) |
Purpose-built flood channel |
Old rock groyne at entrance to harbour |
Plymouth
Victorian tower on Plymouth breakwater |
Sacrificial blocks on seaward side of Plymouth breakwater |
Shallow pools forming in eroded limestone blocks |
Diverse biological assemblage in 'naturally' formed rock pool |
The Wirral
Coastal defences on the Wirral |
Warning sign with defences in the background |
'Reef units' on defence structures |
Evidence of rising beach level |
Other defences
Aerial view of defence structures at Elmer, West Sussex |
Christmas trees being used to encourage sand-dune formation, Formby |