SEA DEFENCES – Jessica's Nature Blog

Rusty iron fitments on a wooden breakwater on the seashore

September 26, 2026

Old Sea Defences at Church Cliff Part 1 – Posted 26 September 2017

Contrasting colour and texture of dried sea foam on rusty iron

September 24, 2026

A post from the past – 24 September 2017

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