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Westward Ho!

A case study of coastal management

This article looks at the coastal management strategies in place at Westward Ho! and puts them in the context of current policy on coastal protection. It also explains the sort of fieldwork you might carry out to investigate coastal management

The sea front at Westward Ho! The sea wall and rip rap are evidence of ‘hold the line’ coastal defences. On the right you can see the Nautilus development (with a wave-like roof)

Westward Ho! is a small town on the Devon coast near Bideford (Figure 1). It lies on a stretch of coast that faces west, into the Atlantic. The settlement:

■ is at the south end of the Northam Burrows Country Park (a Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI)

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