Spurn Head 3
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Main report
Non-technical Summary
About this subsection
The peninsular of Spurn Head forms a natural barrier extending 5.5km into the mouth of the Humber Estuary. It is an important feature regulating coastal processes in the estuary and on the open coast. It is also a National Nature Reserve internationally important for its wildlife. Spurn Head is made up of a narrow ridge of mainly sands, gravels, dune systems and relic engineered defences. Coarse material eroded from Holderness Cliffs and material from offshore areas help to maintain the feature. Spurn’s historic and predicted behaviour is complex and there are different theories about how it has developed and changed over time, with recent studies demonstrating minimal change in its overall position in the last 200 years.