The beaches of Flamborough
Image B1 : Reighton Cliffs (Ref: TA 141 765)

Mass movement and wave action brings soft clay and sandy sediment onto the beach.  Here, debris brought down to the beach by a landslide is being broken up by waves at high tide.  The blocks of clay are rolled by the waves and broken up.  The sediment is added to the beach.

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