Coastal mapping

Acknowledgements

This feature has been made possible by a partnership between The Crown Estate and The Open University. The Crown Estate manages property in the UK within the Marine, Urban and Rural Estates and all their revenue surplus is returned to the Treasury. The Marine Stewardship Fund, which supports this project, contributes to the good management and stewardship of the marine estate. The Open University is committed to making education available to all.

With thanks to the National Maritime Museum. Find out more about the National Maritime Museum's collections.

We would like to thank Sefton Coastal Partnership for access to and use of some of its resources .

We would also like to thank the Hydrographic Office for permission to use their charts and to ABP Humber for additional permission to use the 2001 Humber chart.

Your coast needs you

Diving, spotting, counting, cleaning - even administrating. There are endless ways for you to help your coast.

Background knowledge

Get the most out of the coast by picking up some basic skills. Introducing the coast.

Every coastal area has its own story to tell. The forces of nature, and man's attempts to tame them, impact on the coast as it shifts and changes throughout time.

Here we uncover the stories of four locations on the British coast: