New photographs show shocking extent of landslip above holiday cottage in Staithes

Photographs taken this week show shifting vegetation from Cowbar Nab that has come to rest close to Auntie Annie's, a popular holiday cottage.

The recent wet weather and storm conditions have led to several cliff collapses on the soft clay coastline between Whitby and Saltburn.

Staithes Coastguard have urged visitors to avoid walking beneath the cliffs on the beach at Runswick Bay, where on Monday a landslip that had left a substanstial overhang near the sea wall was reported.

It came shortly after a 200-ton landslip occurred at Runswick Bay in late January.

The management of the Cleveland Way footpath also announced today that a diversion is in place over the section of the route that follows the old railway line from Whitby to Loftus at Sandsend, due a slump of the former trackbad caused by erosion.

The diverted route uses the Sandsend Trail and has been waymarked throughout.

A path leading to Port Mulgrave's beach has also been closed after a slippage incident last month, and two separate sections of the Cleveland Way, near Whitby and Saltburn, had to be cordoned off and moved further inland following severe erosion.

A statement from Staithes Coastguard read: "Please avoid walking under the cliffs or close to the cliff edges as we are receiving reports of large cliff falls daily. The cliffs fall comes with no warning and being on the receiving end of even a small avalanche can be fatal.

"If you see a cliff fall or spot someone in difficulty on the coast please don't use social media, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

"Risks to the public include; the potential of further cliff falls including rock and mud which continues to fall, potential of people being cut off by the tide beyond the landslip and very wet mud which would be impossible to walk through.

"We continue to repeat our warnings that visitors to the coast should keep away from cliff edges and the base of cliffs due to continued erosion.

"Our guidance would be to stay away from the base of the cliff the same distance as the cliff height, and to remain on designated cliff paths away from cliff edges, check tide times and stay away from any landslides, including mud."