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Work Begins On Seawick sea defences – Oct 2020
Sand has been eroded at Hutley gap, allowing the sea to erode the sea wall and potentially flood the holiday camp. Work aimed at preventing this has started Rock groynes were built at Seawick around 1998. 5 groynes were placed … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Groynes, Local, Sea Level, Seawick, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, groynes, sea defences
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North Naze Review Of Rocks After One Year – Sept 2017
In September 2016 a group of volunteers worked on David Eagle’s plan to defend the very north east part of Naze. One year on how does it look? But first let’s use Google Earth to compare how the Naze and … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes, Jaywick, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged sea defences, smp, tendring district council, walton-on-the-naze
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David Eagles Project To Protect Northern Naze – 10 Sept 2016
David Eagle’s plan to protect northern end of the Naze was put in action over weekend of 10 September 2016. Volunteers filled larger cages with rocks. 10 September 2016 – volunteer workers already at work More rocks arrive Cages … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Groynes, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged David Eagle, EA, environment agency, naze, sea defences, walton-on-the-naze
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East Mersea Sea Wall Collapsed – Oct 2016
Part of sea wall at East Mersea has collapsed. Over next 100 years EA plans to either abandon about half of sea defenses or knock them down. Despite alarming warnings people are still walking along the wall. Behind the wall, … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Coastal Squeeze, EA, Groynes, Sea Level, SMP
Tagged EA, East Mersea, environment agency, managed realignment, managed retreat, Mersea Island
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Will David Eagle’s Plan To Save The Naze Work? Aug 2016
David Eagle’s plan to save the Naze is described in 18 August 2016 Clacton & Frinton Gazette. It prompted me to have another look. David has organised a meeting 7-8:30pm Wednesday 24 August at Columbine Centre to discuss saving the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, DEFRA, EA, Groynes, Local, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, NAI, no active intervention, sea defences, sea level rise, walton-on-the-naze
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Erosion At Seawick Even Worse Where There Are No Groynes
The sea is eroding beach at Seawick near Hutleys. Further south, where there are no groynes, the sea is close to eroding the sea wall. As these images from Google Earth show. 31 December 2000 31 December 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Coastal Squeeze, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, Fairbourne Cardigan Bay, Fairbourne Wales, managed realignment, managed retreat, sea defences, seawick, smp
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Sea Eroding Beach By Hutleys At Seawick – Feb 2016
Google Earth images from 2000 and 20014 clearly show sea is eroding beach by Hutleys at Seawick. I believe this is because a reef was built instead of a groyne. 4 April 20014 31 December 2000 The situation has … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, EA, Groynes, Seawick, SMP, Tendring
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A Big Thankyou to Dave Lambert and Frinton & Clacton Gazette
A recent post was noticed by Dave Lambert and ended up on front page of Frinton & Walton Gazette. Dave asked EA for a response and printed some of this too link to Dave’s piece in Gazette the post sea … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, EA, Groynes, SMP, Tendring, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged breakwaters, cliff erosion, crag walk, EA, environment agency, global temperature rise, naze cliffs, naze erosion, walton-on-the-naze
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Sea Continues To Erode Wall and Cliffs At Walton-on-the-Naze – Dec 2015
The sea wall at north east end of the Naze is being eroded away and the sea will soon break through threatening the sewage works which serves Frinton, Walton and surrounding villages. Environment Agency plan to let sea wall fail … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Frinton, Groynes, Kirby-le-Soken, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, flood, groynes, managed realignment, managed retreat, sea defences, walton beach, walton-on-the-naze
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New Beach For Clacton – Naze And Seawick Falling Into Sea
Upgrade of groynes and beach at Clacton and Holland-on-Sea continues. Nothing is done to stop sea eroding beach, sea wall and cliffs at Naze and Seawick Clacton New groynes and recharged beach at Clacton near pier Photo from earlier … Continue reading
