Walk along the beach, south from Walcott to Happisburgh. 08 June 2003
Compare with latest walk - 14 February 2004
 Repairs being carried out to the sea wall at Walcott - because it's low lying and there's risk of inland flooding, this are comes under the Environment Agency. |
 The sea wall is maintained in excellent condition, and is protected by a wonderful sandy beach. It's just as well - large numbers of properties at Walcott and Ostend to the south are just metres from the edge. |
 Where the sea wall finishes to the south of Walcott, at the northern end of the revetments that used to run though to where it starts again at Cart Gap. This is what the revetment should look like, and used to at Happisburgh. A nice amount of sand in front and behind. |
 Tanks traps - remnants from the wartime defences of the region. |
 Several hundreds yards along, and the first damaged section, but the cliff behind is already being damaged. |
 In places hardly any structure remains. |
 The sea reaches the foot of the cliff at very high tides, and is starting the erosion process. |
 A 'cut' caused by a collapsed wartime emplacement is a convenient place to decend the cliff, the last few feet that have been removed by the sea are bridged with these ingenious steps made from local resources. |
 Hardly any beach at all remains here, the rest has been removed by the sea |
 It is even starting to expose the steel foundations at the foot of the revetments. |
 The cliff is showing the signs of recent action by the sea. |
 The combination of sea removing material from the foot af the cliff, and groundwater making the rest unstable is causing great slabs to slump down. |
 The groynes are still doing their job trying to catch the sand as it drifts down the shore |
 At the northern end of the caravan park, where locals have attempted to replenish sections lost to the sea. |
 Another wartime relic |
 And finally at Happisburgh, where again the sea is removing material from the beach. |
 The new steps, with fresh signs of collapses on the cliff. |