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Benacre cliffs: Norwich Crag cross-bedding detail

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:19 +0000

Close-up view of cross-bedded sands and gravels of the Norwich Crag (early Pleistocene) at Benacre Cliffs, just north of Covehithe in Suffolk.

Height of section: approx. 1.3 metres. Full view of cliff here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39078910

Benacre cliffs - Norwich Crag cross-bedded sands

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:16 +0000

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Cross-bedded sands and gravels of the Norwich Crag (early Pleistocene) at Benacre Cliffs, just north of Covehithe in Suffolk.

This stretch of coast line is currently experiencing the most active coastal erosion in the UK, with average loss rates of around 7 metres per year. The cliffs are only recently formed and are growing in height. The land behind the cliff line is a gentle hill, therefore as the sea eats into the cliff line causing it to retreat westwards into the hillside, so the top of the cliff gets higher.

Benacre Cliffs - Norwich Crag bioturbated clay with fossil tree branch

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:10 +0000

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Benacre Cliffs cross-bedded gravels 1

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:35:59 +0000

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Detail of cross-bedded sands and gravels of the Westleton Formation; part of the Norwich Crag (early Pleistocene) at Benacre Cliffs, just north of Covehithe in Suffolk.

Benacre Cliffs - Westleton Formation

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:35:52 +0000

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Benacre Cliffs, just north of Covehithe in Suffolk, are comprised of cross-bedded sands and gravels of the Westleton Formation, with beds of bioturbated clay; part of the Norwich Crag, early Pleistocene in age.

This stretch of coast line is currently experiencing the most active coastal erosion in the UK, with average loss rates of around 7 metres per year. The cliffs are only recently formed and are growing in height. The land behind the cliff line is a gentle hill, therefore as the sea eats into the cliff line causing it to retreat westwards into the hillside, so the top of the cliff gets higher.

Looking towards Southwold from Benacre Cliffs

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:08 +0000

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Collapsed pill box at Benacre Cliffs

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:35:57 +0000

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Benacre Silver Birch

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:27 +0000

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Benacre cliffs in north Suffolk is an area of active coastal erosion (up to 7 metres per year) and currently the highest rate of retreat in the UK.

At this point, just north of the now-breached Benacre Broad, the beach is littered with the remains of trees as a result of the undercutting and erosion of the cliffs and land on which they were growing.

Benacre Silver Birch (BW)

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:32 +0000

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Norwich Crag at Benacre cliffs

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:36:15 +0000

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Benacre Cliffs, just north of Covehithe in Suffolk, are comprised of sands and gravels of the Westleton Formation, with beds of bioturbated clay; part of the Norwich Crag, early Pleistocene in age.

This stretch of coast line is currently experiencing the most active coastal erosion in the UK, with average loss rates of around 7 metres per year. The cliffs are only recently formed and are growing in height. The land behind the cliff line is a gentle hill, therefore as the sea eats into the cliff line causing it to retreat westwards into the hillside, so the top of the cliff gets higher.