alteredcoast

Observations of coastal erosion and sea on East Anglian Coast

Altered Coast is a documentation through images and words of coastal erosion on the coast of East Anglia. Locations, sediment, weather systems, communities, tides and surges as actors in a constantly changing, increasingly fragile evolution. As restless and powerful as the sea itself.

Category: Anniversary

  • Following recent high waves and strong winds on the East Anglian coast, it is perhaps appropriate to announce the 5-year anniversary of the blog Altered Coast and its previous incarnation Altered Marshes. The original inclusion of the word marshes is due to a visit in 2020 to Hazlewood marshes, an intertidal reserve next to the…

  • It is just over a year since this blog first began exploring coastal erosion on the Suffolk coast, with a specific focus on the area around the Alde Ore estuary. Regular observations have been made of indicators of the impact of the sea, on shorelines, embankment flood defences, and nature reserves such as Hazelwood, the…