The island's relatively soft cliffs, made mainly of London Clay, have for centuries been slipping into the Thames Estuary, exposing internationally renowned fossil deposits. Coastal erosion ...
The different features here show the different stages of coastal erosion. It starts with a crack in the rock, which widens into a cave over time. Eventually, the sea wears right through the cliff ...
The recent cliff falls are shocking, but work is underway to tackle coastal erosion at Sidmouth. My wife, children, and I are keen walkers of the coast path. I find it humbling to look out to sea and ...