Scottish Border to Holy Island 1
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The information on this website represents the current SMP management approaches adopted by the local authorities within its area, and current actions needed to deliver them. These management approaches have been approved by the Environment Agency under its Strategic Overview for coastal flood and erosion risk management and are considered to be local policy.
The documents below provide the full SMP adopted locally and approved by the Environment Agency at the time of publication. Some of the information has changed in response to new government policy, new evidence or new work identified.
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Main report
About this subsection
This subsection of the SMP extends about 45km from the Scottish Border to Budle Point on the southern side of Budle Bay. It includes the towns of Eyemouth and Berwick-Upon Tweed, and the narrow rocky shoreline and hard rock cliffs north of Berwick.
South of Berwick, the character of the shoreline changes to a softer, more sediment-rich environment that includes Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, Budle Bay and Holy Island itself.
The dunes and other coastal features on this shoreline are protected for their internationally important wildlife. The entire shoreline length is a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest.