Before & after photos

WIZZO · Dec 10, 2014

This is the tiny beach of Abereiddy near the tip of Pembrokeshire. Pebble beach with car park above/behind the sea wall. Popular place for holiday makers.

In the middle of February 2014 Wales and the western side of Britain experienced some of the worst storms in living memory. Abereiddy is typical of the damage caused by the power of the sea & wind. The car park area has disapeared.

Dr. Walt · Dec 10, 2014

Damage from the storms seems quite severe. Were any of
the buildings closest to the beach severely impacted?
It appears that the waves went quite a ways in, from
what is left of the sea-wall.

Doc

showcrop · Dec 10, 2014

Be sure to post another pic in the summer after it is restored. Of course with the same lady.

Bret4207 · Dec 10, 2014

A bit off topic, but it always amazes me the way people will go to great lengths to shore up a river front, lake front or beach front. Yet if you try to drain a wet area on your land or fill it in the environuts go whacko. Seems like 2 sides of the same coin to me.

As for the pics, like Glenn Haggie says, water always wins in the end.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 10, 2014

Love to see all the pictures you post. Sure looks like a beautiful country.
One thing I have noticed is when someone ask about your post there is no response from you.
Is there a reason?
Has any one else noticed that?

WIZZO · Dec 10, 2014

(quoted from post at 04:49:52 12/10/14) Damage from the storms seems quite severe. Were any of
the buildings closest to the beach severely impacted?
It appears that the waves went quite a ways in, from
what is left of the sea-wall.

Doc

There was a lot of trees uprooted 2-3 miles inland.

Several larger towns & villages up & down the coast suffered severe damage to buildings. These have taken the limited financial resources made available to rebuild.
Small beaches like Abereiddy are not going to be rebuilt due to lack of money!

john in la · Dec 10, 2014

Both are trying to save land in it original state.

Now if you wanted to say you can not see the difference in filling in wetlands and clearing a thousand acre field of all trees so you can grow corn or build houses then I could see your argument.

Paul from MI · Dec 10, 2014

Really like the pics, a beautiful part of the world.

retired farmer · Dec 10, 2014

I have.

Bkpigs · Dec 10, 2014

(quoted from post at 14:53:43 12/10/14) Both are trying to save land in it original state.

Now if you wanted to say you can not see the difference in filling in wetlands and clearing a thousand acre field of all trees so you can grow corn or build houses then I could see your argument.

Yes and no. If you are preserving land then you must alter nature. Nature is constantly changing. In this case it is erosion. In others it is sediment deposit, ecological change (softwood trees dying off and being replaced with hardwoods), or a spring drying up. It is just that the environuts want to dictate when humans are allowed to mess with nature and when they are not.

Bret4207 · Dec 11, 2014

(quoted from post at 01:33:48 12/11/14)

(quoted from post at 14:53:43 12/10/14) Both are trying to save land in it original state.

Now if you wanted to say you can not see the difference in filling in wetlands and clearing a thousand acre field of all trees so you can grow corn or build houses then I could see your argument.

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Yes and no. If you are preserving land then you must alter nature. Nature is constantly changing. In this case it is erosion. In others it is sediment deposit, ecological change (softwood trees dying off and being replaced with hardwoods), or a spring drying up. It is just that the environuts want to dictate when humans are allowed to mess with nature and when they are not.

Agree. In mans arrogance he decides one landscape is more valuable than another. Seems both short sighted and egotistical to me.

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