coastal erosion

Coastal erosion is clearly evident here at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, ancient peat beds under  later deposits of sand are now exposed. The problem is not soley caused by rising sea levels but by extensive sand extraction in the past for  Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC).

time and tide

This is a Second World War beach defence near Warkworth in Northumberland. It once would have nestled, disguised, amongst sand dunes which, due to coastal erosion, have retreated some 20 metres over the last 70 years, a process that will continue because of rising sea levels.