Phil Espin wrote:
Just got back from a visit to Pyes Hall from 8 till 10 this morning. There are indeed scenes of devastation down there.
The seal fence to the east of Stonebridge car park has either been washed away or cutaway to allow the seals to get out of the water. Part of the path has been washed away too. It would be very unwise to plan a visit there to see the seals for the next few days at least. It will take a lot of sorting out. There are indeed seals everywhere. Including the old car park area, the dunes to the north of the car park and the track behind the dunes down to Pyes Hall. The flatter areas between the main dunes and the front of the dunes north of the car park have been flooded in several places and are now a series of seal ponds. Water is seeping through the dunes onto to the track in places.
From my point of view the most surprising thing was that around the area of the Isy Shrike bushes up to the most northerly RAF red flag at least 25 feet of dunes have been totally washed away. Last nights surge came very close to over topping and cutting through the dunes in this area and a couple of other spots. Another 15 feet would do it in some places.
The three large RAF orange and grey pepper pots near Pyes Hall that acted as a marker to the northern end of the bombing range have been washed away. To of them are in the seal sanctuary area. Who knows where the third is?
Good job there is a new seawall. It was not tested as the Pyes Hall sluice has not been opened yet.
Hi Phil, thanks for the update, I hope my caravan at Saltfleet is OK.
It sounds as though the EA might not need permission for the planned breach if the sea makes it's own.
Geoff