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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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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 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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Tendring Population Falls Government Orders Plan For New Homes
2011 census shows Tendring had a population of 138,000 yet 2001 census 138,800 a fall of 800 people or 0.6%. Here is a map of Tendring courtesy of Google. The main towns are on the coast or along … Continue reading
Posted in EA, Local, SMP, Tendring
Tagged EA, environment agency, new homes tendring, overdevelopment tendring, sea defences, tendring district council
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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
New Holland Haven Groynes Covered By Super High Tide
High tide at Holland on 22 March 2015 was 4.9m over ½ meter higher than normal and about level predicted in 100 years time. The new groynes were completely covered. The locations in Tendring where the sea covers the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Groynes
Tagged EA, environment agency, groynes, holland haven beach, holland-on-sea beach, sea defences, sea level rise, smp
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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
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Climate Change, CO2, EA, Electricity From Wind Power, Groynes, Salt Marsh Erosion, SMP, Temperature
Tagged climate change, CO2, EA, environment agency, global temperature rise, global warming, naze, sea defences, walton-on-the-naze
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