Coastal defence

In the news on the Isle of Wight right now is the Military Road, a tourist trail of great scenic beauty that takes visitors along the south-west coast of the

Down at the sea-wall the giants have been playing Jacks: These are tetrapods: giant four-pointed concrete structures popular in the 1970s and 1980s for sea defence. First invented in France

The Ranger gets to go to lots of meetings, especially now he’s old enough to be a manager and doesn’t spend much time actually doing any work on the ground.

The Guardian irritatingly brays: Fossil hunters warned off as landslide destroys Jurassic coastlineFossil hunters were warned to keep away today after a landslide described as the “biggest in 100 years”

The Ranger’s office has been furiously busy over the last few days since the sinking of the Ice Prince on the 14th January. Over 2000 tonnes of timber on deck

The BBC reports a spat between Montrose golf course and the city of Aberdeen: About 100,000 tonnes of sand has been earmarked to be taken from Montrose to shore up