White Nab to Filey Brigg PDZ11
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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
Non-technical summary
About this subsection
This subsection of the SMP, about 10km long, is mainly natural cliff. In the northern half, there are steep but sloping glacial till slopes, changing in the southern section to high, near vertical rock cliffs with an overlay of till, which becomes more prominent as the base rock becomes lower running into Filey Brigg.
Cornelian Bay is formed between the rock promontory at White Nab and the narrow rock outcrop at Knipe Point. Cayton Bay is formed below Knipe Point and the start of the more resilient rock at High Red Cliff. The more prominent section of Gristhorpe Cliff has caravan parks along the cliff edge and set back from it. The slightly set back, relatively straight cliff line of uninhabited land at North Cliff and Filey Spa, which runs to Filey Brigg.
Much of this area is nationally and internationally protected for its wildlife value, including the Flamborough and Filey Coast Special Protection Area for birds.