Rockfalls, landslips and mud slides are natural erosion processes that occur frequently throughout the UK’s coast and countryside.
Major incidents may be reported in local and national news media, particularly where the incident is dramatic, on a grand scale, or involves injury or a near miss; however, there is no national record of such incidents.
Most incidents fortunately occur without personal injury, but this is not always the case. Rockfalls are primarily a coastal risk, but could also occur in disused quarries, in river valleys, and in road, rail and canal cuttings. At popular coastal sites, the risk from rockfalls could prove a major risk to public safety. This guidance considers the risk, and suggests practical ways of managing it.
Two large sections of cliff on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast collapsed between Seatown and Eype Beach. 4000 tonnes of soil and rock cascaded down the cliff face. April 2021.
We invite members to supply up to date information, photographs and videos to improve this guidance.
Rockfalls, landslips and mud slides are natural erosion processes that occur frequently throughout the UK’s coast and countryside.
Major incidents may be reported in local and national news media, particularly where the incident is dramatic, on a grand scale, or involves injury or a near miss; however, there is no national record of such incidents.
Most incidents fortunately occur without personal injury, but this is not always the case. Rockfalls are primarily a coastal risk, but could also occur in disused quarries, in river valleys, and in road, rail and canal cuttings. At popular coastal sites, the risk from rockfalls could prove a major risk to public safety. This guidance considers the risk, and suggests practical ways of managing it.
Two large sections of cliff on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast collapsed between Seatown and Eype Beach. 4000 tonnes of soil and rock cascaded down the cliff face. April 2021.
We invite members to supply up to date information, photographs and videos to improve this guidance.
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