The Jurassic Coast as you’ve never seen it before

South West scientists have released stunning images of what the coast at Lyme Regis looks like through the ‘eyes’ of their high-tech equipment. They were produced using data gathered by a team working for the Plymouth Coastal Observatory to give a highly accurate picture of the cliffs as work on sea defences on that part…

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Region’s beaches recovering from winter storms

Beaches around Devon and Cornwall are generally recovering well from erosion caused by the major storms which hit the counties in the winter of 2013 and 2014, experts have revealed. The Plymouth Coastal Observatory (PCO) was set up in 2006, and its scientists have been regularly surveying the region’s coastline ever since. Extra surveys were…

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