Other coastal reports
Climate change and the Sefton Coast: Implications for
coastal geomorphology. July 2007
A review of the potential changes to the climate as a result
of climate change and their potential impacts on the coastal
geomorphology of the Sefton Coast, with particular emphasis on the
coastal defence function of the coast.
Report on Coastal Erosion predictions for Formby Point, Formby,
Merseyside. July 2007
This report is designed to investigate potential coastal
change up to 2105 and has been compiled by officers of Sefton
Council for the Formby Point area to aid future planning and
management of the site. This report supersedes previous reports on
coastal change predictions for this area. When using the report the
reader should ensure that they understand the uncertainty
associated with any predictions before basing any decisions on
them.
Download the report here:-
Saltmarsh Report
2002
The purpose of this report was to
review and analyse existing data relating to saltmarsh to enable an
identification of the trends in saltmarsh development and to aid in
predicting changes in the future. This is required because of the
Council's obligations under the habitat regulations.
The report looked at 3 areas of
saltmarsh along the Sefton Coast. The first location and most
extensive area of saltmarsh is at Marshside, which is just north of
Southport, and forms part of the Ribble Estuary. The second site is
Green beach at the Weld Road entrance to the beach, in Birkdale,
which is just south of Southport. The third site is at the mouth of
the River Alt in Hightown, which is south of Formby.
The data that was available for this
report included Aerial photographs, Profile data and reports
detailing vegetation cover at the three sites over a number of
years.
Download the saltmarsh report
below:
Saltmarsh Report 2007
The purpose of this report is
to update the 2002 salt marsh report with up to date
information and data collected since 2002. This includes the
National Vegetation Survey (N.V.C), profile data and recently
obtained aerial photography. The level, extent and zones of
vegetation across each profile from 1913 to 2006 at Marshside will
be investigated with a more detailed focus upon changes over the
past 10 years. Further information will be added to this report
with the completion of a salt marsh and sediment study undertaken
at Marshside by a PhD student, in the near future.
Coastal Works Performance Review - July 2005 (Southport)
Following the completion of the new
Seawall and Promenade at Southport in 2002 the Council commissioned
a review of the performance of these defences and those to the
north. The purpose of the review was to look at the current
performance and how this may change in the future. The results are
indicative only as there are limitations in the methods for
calculating this, the data available describing current conditions
and our understanding of what future conditions might be. The
review will however allow us to have an improved understanding of
the implications of climate change and identify areas where we
require more information and improved methods for calculating the
potential overtopping during storm events.
Collaborative Working
We are all guilty at times of focussing only on our own
experiences and failing to learn from others whether this is at a
personal level, institutional or sectorial. Within coastal
management there is much talk of the need to integrate efforts and
approaches, collaborative working arrangements have been
established and written about but often without reference to
lessons learnt outside of the coastal sector; this guide aims to
help bridge that gap between the coastal sector and lessons learnt
within other sectors.
A guide to collaborative
working on the coast -'two heads are better than
one!' (pdf 454kb)
Coastlines Magazine
Coastlines is the
biannual magazine of the Sefton Coast Partnership. They
contain a wealth of articles that relate to the biological,
physical and human aspects of the Sefton Coast.
Last Updated on 2/3/2010