Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Our Coastal Processes Research Group has been conducting detailed measurements and visual assessments along Start Bay for the past 20 years. Every month, scientists and students carry out beach surveys along the entire length of Slapton Sands and then pair that with details of wave strength and direction to show how sand and gravel is being transported up and down the coast.
It means Start Bay is one of the best studied coastlines in the UK and when a series of named storms hit the South Devon coastline in early 2026, the Group’s members were uniquely placed to assess the impact and the precise reasons behind it.
Read more: plymouth.ac.uk/news/storms-and-shifting-sands-assessing-the-oceans-impact-on-start-bay
Our Coastal Processes Research Group has been conducting detailed measurements and visual assessments along Start Bay for the past 20 years. Every month, scientists and students carry out beach surveys along the entire length of Slapton Sands and then pair that with details of wave strength and direction to show how sand and gravel is being transported up and down the coast.
It means Start Bay is one of the best studied coastlines in the UK and when a series of named storms hit the South Devon coastline in early 2026, the Group’s members were uniquely placed to assess the impact and the precise reasons behind it.
Read more: plymouth.ac.uk/news/storms-and-shifting-sands-assessing-the-oceans-impact-on-start-bay
