SCHOOL TRIPS: Flamborough Head

Lessons on coastal erosion and sea defences came to life for Year 9 geographers on this school trip to Flamborough Head and Bridlington

DURING their visit to the stunning Holderness coast, students examined the destructive nature of the high-energy waves at Flamborough Head, where the cliffs and other landforms are constantly being eroded. 

They visited the famous chalk headland, with its well-known archway, caves and bedding planes, known as 'Flamboroughsaurus' as it looks like a large dinosaur with a tail, arched back and jaw reaching into the water.

In Bridlington, students studied the sea defences, including the sea wall and rock armour. They measured how successful the wooden groyne fences are at trapping shore drift beach material, acting as a natural buffer against the sea to absorb wave energy.