Breach Trees

In 1996 the shingle ridge that runs along the section of coastline between Porlock and Bossington in Somerset was breached, a combination of high tides and stormy weather created a large gap enabling the sea to get in and flood the marsh, the result being that the trees growing there have since died from the effects of salt water. It also meant that the coastal path had to be diverted inland. Porlock Marsh is within Exmoor national park, in 2002 it was made an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and provides a habitat for rare coastal plants and wildlife. This is a series of photographs of the trees skeleton remains, taken in 2017.