UK: Lincshore Dredging Program Completed

Lincshore, the Environment Agency’s multi-million pound flagship scheme, finished on Friday 23 May. This year’s campaign began on 17 April following on from work to rebuild the sand dunes north of Mablethorpe that were badly damaged by the December tidal surge.

The scheme works by increasing the level of the beach to reduce the risk of waves reaching and over-topping the main defences. It protects the clay foreshore against further erosion and prevents rapid deterioration of the defences.

This year’s 5 week campaign has seen around 520,000m³ cubic metres of sand pumped from licensed off-shore sites onto beaches along a 20km stretch of the Lincolnshire coastline. Beaches that have been nourished include Boygrift, Trusthorpe and Mablethorpe, Sutton on Sea, Chapel Six Marshes, Ingoldmells, Trunch Lane, Huttoft and Moggs Eye.