Jurassic Coast - Open Coast

LATEST NEWS

Date and location Description Effect

Studland Ongoing Continued recession at South Beach and accretion to the north of the peninsula Continued loss of car parking spaces. Increasing threat to cafe and visitor centre

Pinhay Bay Winter 2001 Lower Jurassic/Cretaceous Chalk and Upper Greensand. Very large movement of existing landslide complex
Closure of Pinhay Pumping Station and difficult vehicular access

Stonebarrow Christmas 2000
Christmas 2000: The Stonebarrow mudslide, generated major safety concerns Lower Jurassic and Cretaceous Upper Greensand slip. Over 600 metres of movement within the existing landslide complex that has been largely stable since 1943.
Loss of some cliff top Major coastguard and police call out during the event.
Closure of coast path.

Black Ven
January and March 2001
January 2001: Black Ven loss of the Coast Path
Lower Jurassic and Cretaceous Upper Greensand slip. Over 600 metres of lateral movement, some within existing Spittles slip. Involving loss of further cliff top next to the Golf Course Closure of the coast path.
Increasing threat to east side of Lyme Regis

Osmington Mills
Winter 2000/01 Slip within the Kimmeridge Clay/Osmington Oolite which is complexly faulted at this location Property increasingly under threat.
Access to the beach destroyed

Ringstead
Winter 2000/01 Slip within the Kimmeridge Clay
Continued threat due to outflanking of the sea defences

Bowlease Cove/Red Cliff Point

Winter 2000: Bowlease, Coast Path closed

Slip within the Oxford Clay/Osmington Oolite. Continued activation of slip from the previous year Coast Path closed

Durlston Bay, Swanage
Winter 2000/01 Landslide within the Purbeck Beds
Property increasingly under threat
Coast path closed

Thorncombe Beacon
Winter 2000/1 Continued activation of existing landslide within Middle Lias clays and sandstones Limited

Sidmouth
Spring 2001 Large cliff fall in Triassic Otter Sandstone just east of the sea front Continued loss of gardens and increased threat of flooding at sewage treatment works and loss of footbridge carrying the Coast Path

Mupe Bay
April 2001
Massive cliff fall in the Chalk Limited threat to Coast Path

Ballard Down
Spring 2001 A large landslide within the chalk, developing along steeply inclined bedding Limited threat to Coast Path

Osmington
March 2002 Continued movement of landslip Closure of the Coast Path between Osmington and Ringstead Bay. Diversion set up

Last updated April 2002

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	LATEST NEWS
Date and location	Description	Effect

Studland Ongoing	Continued recession at South Beach and accretion to the north of the peninsula	Continued loss of car parking spaces. Increasing threat to cafe and visitor centre

Pinhay Bay Winter 2001	Lower Jurassic/Cretaceous Chalk and Upper Greensand. Very large movement of existing landslide complex	Closure of Pinhay Pumping Station and difficult vehicular access

Stonebarrow Christmas 2000 Christmas 2000: The Stonebarrow mudslide, generated major safety concerns	Lower Jurassic and Cretaceous Upper Greensand slip. Over 600 metres of movement within the existing landslide complex that has been largely stable since 1943.	Loss of some cliff top Major coastguard and police call out during the event. Closure of coast path.

Black Ven January and March 2001 January 2001: Black Ven loss of the Coast Path	Lower Jurassic and Cretaceous Upper Greensand slip. Over 600 metres of lateral movement, some within existing Spittles slip.	Involving loss of further cliff top next to the Golf Course Closure of the coast path. Increasing threat to east side of Lyme Regis

Osmington Mills Winter 2000/01	Slip within the Kimmeridge Clay/Osmington Oolite which is complexly faulted at this location	Property increasingly under threat. Access to the beach destroyed

Ringstead Winter 2000/01	Slip within the Kimmeridge Clay	Continued threat due to outflanking of the sea defences

Bowlease Cove/Red Cliff Point Winter 2000: Bowlease, Coast Path closed	Slip within the Oxford Clay/Osmington Oolite. Continued activation of slip from the previous year	Coast Path closed

Durlston Bay, Swanage Winter 2000/01	Landslide within the Purbeck Beds	Property increasingly under threat Coast path closed

Thorncombe Beacon Winter 2000/1	Continued activation of existing landslide within Middle Lias clays and sandstones	Limited

Sidmouth Spring 2001	Large cliff fall in Triassic Otter Sandstone just east of the sea front	Continued loss of gardens and increased threat of flooding at sewage treatment works and loss of footbridge carrying the Coast Path

Mupe Bay April 2001	Massive cliff fall in the Chalk	Limited threat to Coast Path

Ballard Down Spring 2001	A large landslide within the chalk, developing along steeply inclined bedding	Limited threat to Coast Path

Osmington March 2002	Continued movement of landslip	Closure of the Coast Path between Osmington and Ringstead Bay. Diversion set up

		Last updated April 2002
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