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Seagull Road, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR29 3NY

Some of the shark species that live in British waters lay eggs and their empty egg cases can be found washed up on beaches. The Shark Trust records these egg cases because they are an easily accessible source of information of skate and ray nursery grounds. The identification of these critical areas will enable the Shark Trust to propose conservation measures. http://www.eggcase.org/view_folder.asp?folderid=6251&level2id=6237&rootid=6237&depth=2&level1=&toptab=2

The Esplanade is an unsurfaced access road to the houses above Scratby beach. There are no car parking facilities but walkers are welcomed, as long as they stay on the marked paths and clean up after their dogs. There are several paths that allow access to the beach.

See > Image The Esplanade is an unsurfaced access road to the houses above Scratby beach. There are no car parking facilities but walkers are welcomed, as long as they stay on the marked paths and clean up after their dogs. There are several paths that allow access to the beach, cutting across the grassed-over strip between The Esplanade and the dunes.

... created by the receding waters of the outgoing tide.

The Esplanade is an unsurfaced access road to the houses above Scratby beach. There are no car parking facilities but walkers are welcomed, as long as they stay on the marked paths and clean up after their dogs. There are several paths that allow access to the beach, cutting across the grassed-over strip between The Esplanade and the dunes. At the end of the access road a path continues in northwesterly direction, leading further along the coastline: Image

Addendum: a six metre wide strip of dunes has been scoured away by the tide waters on occasion of the unusually high surge of the North Sea along the east coast, caused by high winds, on 9th November 2007; the cliffs remained unscathed thanks to a rock berm.

Scratby beach

The concrete structures seen in the foreground and on the beach may be all that remains of a coast guard lookout point, erected in 1940/41 at the edge of the dunes as part of the coastal crust defences. The structures consisted of a concrete slab measuring about 3 x 3 metres, mounted on concrete blocks; one was erected on the cliff edge, the other one in front of it down on the beach. Defence of Britain database ID: S0009103 During World War II, the beaches in the area were extensively protected by erecting a number of anti-invasion defences such as barriers of scaffolding, anti-tank cubes, pillboxes and gun emplacements. Exposed by wind and sea water, these constructions can usually be found at the bottom of a dune. Addendum: a six metre wide strip of dunes has been scoured away by the tide waters on occasion of the unusually high surge of the North Sea along the east coast, caused by high winds, on 9th November 2007; the cliffs remained unscathed thanks to a rock berm.