Coatham Dunes in Redcar from Majuba have been built up over the years with artificial materials which are a danger to the public and unattractive to anyone who visit there.
The South Gare area was created by the Steel industries through deposited slag. Sand covered the area and the dunes became a natural phenomena. From the Victorian period the surrounding area was used for dumping waste materials. In Victorian times the Majuba area was a waste site.
The beach area in Coatham was defended during war time and the current wall was built as an anti tank barrier. Other protection were pill boxes, other fabrications and barbed wire fencing. Much of this fabrication was later destroyed and buried in situ although the defence wall remains from Majuba entrance eastwards to the end of the boating lake and current bandstand.
During the 1980's the dunes were built up with masonry and debris from demolitions. It was seen as adding to the natural defensive against winds to reduce shifting sand from living areas and as a way to easily dispose of materials. The work included covering the dunes with clay and sand and the planting of marram grasses from Belgium. Subsequently the dunes have depleted and are severely barren of sand in places particularly the initial mile revealing jagged paving, brick and pointed masonry.
Children are known to play here barefoot and this is located directly adjacent to an unfenced caravan site where visitors unwittingly send their children to play - barefoot! The dunes for many years have been a forgotten about magnet for anti-social behaviour including smashing glass bottles, alcohol cans, BBQ sets, lighting fires, fly tipping, dog fouling and leaving hypodermic needles.
We believe the dunes should be managed to begin conversation and create a beautiful environmental asset and visitor offer. Management will ensure the dunes are developed as part of the visitor destination plan, will make them safe and clean and by doing so will create an attractive backdrop to Majuba beach at Coatham in Redcar, encouraging wildlife and nature to establish.
See also links for images and timeline information:
http://friendsofredcar.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-pl...http://friendsofredcar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/coat...
Updates
February 14, 2016
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY MORNING WALKING THE DUNES AND THE SIGHT OF JAGGED MASONRY POKING OUT OF THE SAND IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!! WE ARE WORKING HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL BECAUSE THESE HIDDEN DANGERS NEED TO BE REMOVED NOW!!
February 14, 2016
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE!! WE ARE TURNING THE TIDE ON THESE DANGEROUS DUNES AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO KEEP THIS ENERGY GOING UNTIL THE SITE IS FINALLY CLEANED UP!!
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February 14, 2016
60 Comments
People do their best to clean up, but its a hazardous job and need professionals to clean it up so that people can enjoy it, apart from the legalities if anyone was seriously hurt there. It really needs doing sooner rather than later.
The dunes need good management, they protect the lower lying land & marshes behind them. At present they seem to have been abandoned and left to erode away. Thy could be a wonderful asset for the area but are just a disgrace at present
Health and safety as well as practical maintenance of the dunes, makes sense. They need urgent attention. I've seen visitors on the dunes in total ignorance of the rubbish, which includes glass along with rubble. We need our dunes to be safe.
As a business owner in Redcar I think it is important to attract holiday visitors to the town. But no one would want to stay somewhere near this.
build back up preserve with fencing and this will hopefully encourage ground nesting birds and other wildlife . Years of neglect need some months of hard work and some funds that obviously havent been spent here .
I am a university student looking to do my independent research project at the coatham dunes. If anyone has any knowledge on these dunes and/or access to any past data about these dunes or even know of any useful journals or articles please could you contact me at [email protected].
Its such a great beach, but could be much better if the dunes were restored
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Coatham Dunes in Redcar from Majuba have been built up over the years with artificial materials which are a danger to the public and unattractive to anyone who visit there.
The South Gare area was created by the Steel industries through deposited slag. Sand covered the area and the dunes became a natural phenomena. From the Victorian period the surrounding area was used for dumping waste materials. In Victorian times the Majuba area was a waste site.
The beach area in Coatham was defended during war time and the current wall was built as an anti tank barrier. Other protection were pill boxes, other fabrications and barbed wire fencing. Much of this fabrication was later destroyed and buried in situ although the defence wall remains from Majuba entrance eastwards to the end of the boating lake and current bandstand.
During the 1980's the dunes were built up with masonry and debris from demolitions. It was seen as adding to the natural defensive against winds to reduce shifting sand from living areas and as a way to easily dispose of materials. The work included covering the dunes with clay and sand and the planting of marram grasses from Belgium. Subsequently the dunes have depleted and are severely barren of sand in places particularly the initial mile revealing jagged paving, brick and pointed masonry.
Children are known to play here barefoot and this is located directly adjacent to an unfenced caravan site where visitors unwittingly send their children to play - barefoot! The dunes for many years have been a forgotten about magnet for anti-social behaviour including smashing glass bottles, alcohol cans, BBQ sets, lighting fires, fly tipping, dog fouling and leaving hypodermic needles.
We believe the dunes should be managed to begin conversation and create a beautiful environmental asset and visitor offer. Management will ensure the dunes are developed as part of the visitor destination plan, will make them safe and clean and by doing so will create an attractive backdrop to Majuba beach at Coatham in Redcar, encouraging wildlife and nature to establish.
See also links for images and timeline information:
http://friendsofredcar.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-pl...http://friendsofredcar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/coat...
Updates
February 14, 2016
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING MY MORNING WALKING THE DUNES AND THE SIGHT OF JAGGED MASONRY POKING OUT OF THE SAND IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!! WE ARE WORKING HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL BECAUSE THESE HIDDEN DANGERS NEED TO BE REMOVED NOW!!
February 14, 2016
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE!! WE ARE TURNING THE TIDE ON THESE DANGEROUS DUNES AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO KEEP THIS ENERGY GOING UNTIL THE SITE IS FINALLY CLEANED UP!!
Reached 100 supporters
February 14, 2016
60 Comments
We don't come here anymore because of the glass and debris my children nearly hurt themselves on. It could be beautiful but it's gone to rack and ruin. A whole area where I live is now a no go zone. Something has to be done otherwise redcar will be another town gone and forgotten.
People do their best to clean up, but its a hazardous job and need professionals to clean it up so that people can enjoy it, apart from the legalities if anyone was seriously hurt there. It really needs doing sooner rather than later.
The dunes need good management, they protect the lower lying land & marshes behind them. At present they seem to have been abandoned and left to erode away. Thy could be a wonderful asset for the area but are just a disgrace at present
Health and safety as well as practical maintenance of the dunes, makes sense. They need urgent attention. I've seen visitors on the dunes in total ignorance of the rubbish, which includes glass along with rubble. We need our dunes to be safe.
As a business owner in Redcar I think it is important to attract holiday visitors to the town. But no one would want to stay somewhere near this.
build back up preserve with fencing and this will hopefully encourage ground nesting birds and other wildlife . Years of neglect need some months of hard work and some funds that obviously havent been spent here .
I am a university student looking to do my independent research project at the coatham dunes. If anyone has any knowledge on these dunes and/or access to any past data about these dunes or even know of any useful journals or articles please could you contact me at [email protected].
Its such a great beach, but could be much better if the dunes were restored
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We don't come here anymore because of the glass and debris my children nearly hurt themselves on. It could be beautiful but it's gone to rack and ruin. A whole area where I live is now a no go zone. Something has to be done otherwise redcar will be another town gone and forgotten.