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Category Archives: Breakwaters
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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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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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
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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Did Dawlish Sea Wall Fail Due To Lack Of Groynes? – May 2014
Pictures of Dawlish show there are few, if any, groynes which allows the sea to erode the sea wall. Looking around Tendring in North Essex, some places have well designed and maintained groynes – and a good beach with … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes
Tagged breakwaters, dawlish, groynes, sea wall
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Unusually High Levels Of Sand Frinton Whalings Show How Groynes Trap Sand April 2014
Unusually high levels of sand at Whalings in Frinton demonstrate groynes help keep sand in place in the beach. My family have had a hut at whalings for over 50 years. In April 2014 I noticed the sand was higher, … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Groynes
Tagged breakwaters, groynes, holland-on-sea beach, walton beach, walton-on-the-naze
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Dawlish Sea Wall Network Rail Build Breakwater In A Week – Feb 2014
Dawlish sea wall supporting railway line washed away 4 February 2014. By 12 February a breakwater had been built. Why wasn’t this done before? The Problem The Solution The Questions If Network Rail could come up with a solution, even … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Climate Change, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, dawlish, EA, environment agency, flood, groynes, network rail, sea defences, tdc, tendring district council
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Flooding Is EU And UK Government Policy – Feb 2014
Environment Agency has been much criticised over floods in southwest recently but they are simply implementing EU and UK government policy. This publication from John Gummer’s (aka Lord Deben) Climate Change Committee www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ASC-2013-Chap5_singles_2.pdf makes it explicit this is government policy, … Continue reading
