Plans to extend a 2,795-mile-long national trail along the Yorkshire coastline appears to be at risk of quite literally falling into the sea as land earmarked for the pathway crumbles under a battering from the elements.
Owing to the rate that coastlines are being eroded, the plan to lead a trail around the English coastline was slowed by a European court case which demanded Natural England reassess its impact.
FULL STORY > MASSIVE EROSION HITS PLANS FOR NATIONAL TRAIL ALONG YORKSHIRE COASTLINEHere we take a look at impact of coastal erosion along the Yorkshire coastline with some photos taken from our archive.
5. Property at risk of falling into the sea
Taken in 2020, this photo from Skipsea then showed the perilous position some properties found themselves in as the sea threatens to swallow them up. Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
6. The fastest disappearing coastline in North West Europe
These Skipsea homes - photographed in 2020 - have the unenviable position of being along the fastest disappearing coastline in North West Europe. Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
7. Withernsea - a life on the edge
Coastal erosion at Withernsea - pictured here in 2019 - is placing property - including homes - and lives at risk as the damage relentlessly progresses inland. Picture by Simon Hulme Photo: Simon Hulme
8. Hornsea residents under pressure from mother nature
Longbeach Leisure Park, Hornsea - photographed by drone from the air - are panicked knowing that the coast is eroding at a rate of 2.3m per year, according to the local council. Photo SWNS Photo: SWNS