SEA DEFENCES – Jessica's Nature Blog

Natural pattern, colour and texture within a rock armour boulder at Seatown in Dorset showing a kind of multicoloured conglomerate of various rock types that are embedded within the main uniform sedimentary strata.

September 15, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 8

Nodule of white calcite, red sediment, and shattered rock fragments within a boulder of dark grey sedimentary rock in rock armour or rip-rap at Seatown in Dorset

September 13, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 7

Close-up detail of a black white and pink abstract pattern on the surface of a rock armour boulder on Seatown beach in Dorset

September 11, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 6

Close-up detail of the natural colour and texture of a rip-rap boulder (rock armour) on Seatown beach in Dorset

September 9, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 5

Calcareous sedimentary rock with veins of white crystalline calcite and dark red sediment in a rock armour or rip-rap boulder at Seaton in Dorset

September 7, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 4

Subtle blending hues of grey and purple in a boulder of unknown origin in the rock armour or rip rap at Seatown in Dorset.

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 3

Close-up detail of the weathered surface of a large boulder in the rock armour or rip-rap sea defence on the beach at Seatown in Dorset on the Jurassic Coast. It shows fossilised burrows made by crabs millions of years ago.

September 3, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 2

Close-up detail of a large boulder in rock armour or rip-rap sea defence of large imported boulders on the beach at Seatown in Dorset in the Jurassic Coast

September 2, 2025

Rock Armour 1

Close-up of rock pattern and texture

April 10, 2020April 2, 2020

Riprap Rocks at Trinity Beach S6