Managing Lukworth Cove
I am going to investigate if Lulworth Cove needs to be managed or if
it would remain, preserved in the future without any need for
management.
I am going to investigate this by collecting my data and finding out
and writing up all of my results. I am also going to use useful
information to help me to write this coursework and prove whether this
hypothesis is true or not.
Introduction
I am going to Lulworth Cove to investigate the effect the Cove have on
the area, specifically I will be looking at footpath erosion and the
general environmental quality of different sites within the area. As a
coastal area it is also subject to erosion by the sea so we will be
looking at how the beach is affected by wave or if it would remain
preserved in the future without any need for management.
Lulworth Cove is situated at the coastline which is 5 miles long
stretching from White Nothe to Warbarrow bay. It is located along the
95-mile coastline, which makes up Dorset and east Devon's World
Heritage site. Rangers managed the whole area. It was formed 10,000
years ago by the power of the sea and a river. It continues to change
as the narrow entrance is made from Portland stone but the rocks
behind are softer (Purbeck, Wealdon, Greensand and chalk) so are more
easily eroded.
I am going to investigate Hypothesis which is " Lulworth Cove does not
need to be managed, as it remains unaffected by physical and human
geographical processes."
This really means that it would remain preserved in the future without
any need for management.
I will complete the following types of data collection:
1. Digital Photos - Human and Physical
2. Field Sketch - Human and Physical
3. Beach Profile - Physical
4. Environmental Impact Survey - Human
5. Footpath Erosion - Human
6. Questionnaire and survey - Human and Physical
7. Notes on current management of the area collected during a tour and
See Location Map of the coastline being studied from Herne Bay to Reculver.
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