Category Archives: Salt Marsh Erosion

Saltmarsh Erosion At Quay Lane – Are Ducks Responsible?

Rising sea levels are eroding saltmarsh claim EA(Environment Agency) and NE(Natural England). Here is one place where something else is doing it. At the north end of Quay Lane, Kirby le Soken there is a tidal pool protected by the … Continue reading

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Naze Cliffs Fall Into Sea Even Though It’s Known How To Stop It

The Naze cliffs are crumbling into sea.  This is EA and so UK government policy. A few yards to south the cliffs have been stopped from falling into sea. Here are cliffs near Naze Tower, the people on cliffs probably … Continue reading

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Environment Agency Information Comissioner and Me – Jan 2014

Environment Agency and Me – Jan 2014 tells the story of my involvement with EA up to 5 October 2012 when David Jordan declined to answer 7 FOI requests. Here’s a brief recap FOI Requests The response I got from … Continue reading

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Tidal Surge And Sea Wall Near Hill House Farm Shotley – Jan 2014

The sea wall near Hill House Farm, Shotley has been damaged,  presumably as a result of tidal surge.  6 weeks on why has EA not started repairs? Here is a picture take from near southern end of the sea wall … Continue reading

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Were Early Saltmarsh Surveys Wrong? – Jan 2014

DEFRA targetted EA with recreating 100 ha/year saltmarsh by flooding farmland following saltmarsh surveys. Were surveys wrong? Around 1973 there was a plan to build an airport on Maplin Sands off south Essex.  The airport was never built but there … Continue reading

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Environment Agency And Me – Jan 2014

I was largely unaware of Environment Agency till 2009, then they tried to knock a hole in sea wall about 1/2 mile from my house. I live in Kirby-le-Soken in Essex near the section of sea wall labelled B4a in … Continue reading

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Reason 2 EA’s Policy of Saltmash Habitat Creation Is Fatally Flawed – Jan 2014

DEFRA have targeted EA with recreating saltmarsh by flooding farmland. Here is reason #2 why this policy is fatally flawed. There is mud in the sea around East Anglia, that’s why the sea is murky unlike in Cornwall or Mediterranean. … Continue reading

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Reason 1 EA’s Policy of Saltmash Habitat Creation Is Fatally Flawed – Jan 2014

DEFRA have targeted EA with recreating saltmarsh by flooding farmland. Here is reason #1 why this policy is fatally flawed. DEFRA EA and NE claim rising sea levels are killing saltmarsh. DEFRA EA and NE claim the rate of sea … Continue reading

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Essex And South Suffolk Shoreline Management Plan 2 – Jan 2014

EA’s SMP2 outlines how EA plan to manage coast till 2105, by destoying sea defences. I will be making several posts about SMP2 so to start with here are the plans. The colour of lines drawn along sea walls have … Continue reading

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December 2013 Tidal Surge in Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring

A tidal surge visited Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring around 2am on Friday 6 December 2013.  By 8am it had gone, leaving traces of its visit. It had been dry the preceding days, looking north down quay lane about 50 yards from … Continue reading

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