The coast


Withernsea on my coast just at the beginning of December. We went ouot for a site visit down the south end of the coast that day, maybe another hours drive from there and couldn't make it. Bring back the 4x4! There were also 6m swells that day - which is pretty big for the North Sea considering the size of the fetch.

Check out this coastal erosion live website and see for yourself some of the classic situations we have to deal with.
Hull Daily Mail article

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