Hi matty22,
This research has turned out to be much more of a challenge than I had
anticipated but it's been a wonderful journey through some absolutely
gorgeous landscape, rich with wildlife. I've cut and pasted some
relevant bits, but please click on the links for more details and
photographs.
1) SOLWAY
1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
"The Solway Firth is representative of highly mobile, predominantly
sandy intertidal flats on the west coast. It contains the
third-largest area of continuous littoral mudflats and sandflats in
the UK. These occur within a natural estuary system substantially
unaffected by human activities, such as industrial development and
dredging. The Solway is an unusually dynamic estuarine system, with
mobile channels and banks. Fine sandy sediments occur in the inner
estuary, and more stable and diverse conditions in the outer reaches.
Salinity ranges from fully marine to estuarine in character, and these
gradients in physical conditions add to the ecological diversity
within the site. The presence of intertidal sediment flats of fine
sands, rather than muds, in conditions of estuarine salinity is a
notable feature."
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUcode=UK0013025
Solway:
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/scottish/dumfries/MgtPlan.pdf
Aerial Photography
Solway Firth, Mud flats with sunset, Cumbria
http://www.lastrefuge.co.uk/images/html/aerials_UK_regions/north-west-england/Cumbria_Lancashire/pages/AWDS_North-west_UK01.htm
2) SKINBURNESS
"Large mussel beds are found on the English side of the Firth between
Dubmill Point and Silloth, at Skinburness, in patches on the
Cardurnock flats and at Southerness on the Scottish side of the Firth
(Lancaster, 1993; 1999c)."
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/scottish/dumfries/MgtPlan.pdf
"There are six major saltmarsh sites within this SMP area, located at
Rockcliffe Marsh, Burgh Marsh, Cardurnock Flats, Newton Marsh, Calvo
Marsh and Skinburness. These areas are grouped into three sections,
Rockcliffe Marsh, Burgh Marsh and Moricambe Bay (CRG, 1993)."
"The Moricambe Bay salt marshes have also shown a net growth over the
last 150 years, particularly Skinburness Marsh and Newton Marsh."
http://www.allerdalebc.gov.uk/downloads/page227/Volume%203%20-%20Supporting%20information.pdf
3) FLIMBY
Flimby Beach (pebbles)
http://www.johndarwell.com/projects/s_nsfh2/index.php?i=0.Flimby%20beach%20Toy%20tractor.jpg
More photos
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:vTey0_hJJGEJ:www.johndarwell.com/projects/s_nsfh2/index.php+%22flimby+beach%22&hl=en
4) SELLAFIELD
Distribution of sediment types in the north-eastern Irish Sea near
Sellafield, Cumbria.
Inshore muddy sand
http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/communities/seapens/sp2_2.htm
5) RIVER ESK
"The sediments within the estuary are largely muddy within the Rivers
Irt and Mite, while those of the Esk are more sandy, particularly
towards the mouth."
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUcode=UK0013031
Aerial Photography
Sellafield Power Station, Cumbria
http://www.lastrefuge.co.uk/images/html/aerials_UK_regions/north-west-england/Cumbria_Lancashire/pages/AWDS_North-west_UK11.htm
6) KIRKBY IN FURNESS
"The Coastal Route now goes through the village or to be precise
collection of hamlets that is Kirkby-in-Furness (a name largely
invented by the Furness Railway Company) as Kirkby is made up of the
settlements of Soutergate, Sandside, Beck Side, Wall End and Chapels.
South of Soutergate the road is known for a time as Tippin's Lane then
we enter the town/village of Askam-in-Furness and Ireleth. A few miles
south of Askam the A595 comes to an end at a roundabout with the A590
on the Dalton-in-Furness bypass but at one time the two roads met in
Dalton Town Centre."
http://www.ukroads.plus.com/r10/zone5/a595.html
Walk #432: Askam in Furness to Haverigg
http://www.cus.org.uk/~discjirm/walks/2003/432.html
7) KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
The "Roundhead Village"
"The Village is a pleasant mix of farmland with low lying marsh
heathland, and woodland, which along with the moorland and heath of
Kirkby Moor and Woodland fells, make a very attractive landscape."
http://www.geocities.com/kirkby_in_furness/
Duddon Estuary
[photo of Kirkby Pool]
http://www.duddon-estuary.org.uk/pdf/DuddonEstuary_Booklet.pdf
8) ULVERSTON
Morecambe Bay The Secrets of the Sands
http://www.morecambebay.com/documents/secret.pdf
9) MILNTHORPE
Silurian Flags and Shales
http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/e/factsheets/uploads/pdf/Geol.pdf
Duddon Estuary
http://www.duddon-estuary.org.uk/pdf/DuddonEstuary_Booklet.pdf
10) CARNFORTH
Morecambe Bay The Secrets of the Sands
http://www.morecambebay.com/documents/secret.pdf
11) WYRE
1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
"Morecambe Bay in north-west England is the confluence of four
principal estuaries, the Leven, Kent, Lune and Wyre (the latter lies
just outside the site boundary), together with other smaller examples
such as the Keer. Collectively these form the largest single area of
continuous intertidal mudflats and sandflats in the UK and the best
example of muddy sandflats on the west coast. At low water, large
areas of sandflats are exposed, and these range from the mobile fine
sands of the outer Bay to more sheltered sands in the inner areas.
With increasing shelter in the Bay?s adjoining estuaries, finer
sediments settle out and form extensive mudflats, supporting a
particularly rich and diverse range of infaunal species."
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUcode=UK0013027
12) RIBBLE
Aerial Photograph
River Ribble, mudflats, lancashire
http://www.lastrefuge.co.uk/images/html/aerials_UK_regions/north-west-england/Cumbria_Lancashire/images/AWDS_North-west_UK24.jpg
13) WIDNES
Photo: Intertidal mudflats alongside Spike Island, Widnes
[last large photo on page]
http://www.cheshire-biodiversity.org.uk/habitat-mudflats.htm
14) FLINT
Dee Estuary SSSI
"Locally, on the Welsh shoreline, saltmarsh continues to erode,
particularly between Greenfield and Flint."
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/er/deesssi.htm
"The castle is an ancient ruin that affords excellent views over the
marsh and mud flats of the Dee Estuary."
http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/europe/wales_clywd.html
"Flint Castle and marsh. English shore in the background."
http://www.deeestuary.co.uk/swshore.htm
Additional Link of Interest:
Habitat account - Marine, coastal and halophytic habitats
1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/habitat.asp?FeatureIntCode=H1140
Geology Lake Districts
http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/e/factsheets/uploads/pdf/Geol.pdf
West Cumbria Coastal Plain
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/natural/profiles%5CnaProfile11.pdf
I hope this is what you were hoping for. If you have any questions,
please post a clarification request *before* closing/rating my answer
and I'll be happy to reply.
Thank you,
hummer
I searched for each location in combination with works like, coastal,
sediments, sedimention, geology, geomorphology, cumbria, lancashire,
lake district, morecambe, beach, estuary, shoreline, coastline,
mudflats, sandflats, using Google, the Joint Nature Conservation
Committee and the Environment Agency websites, etc. |
