Last Friday 6.1 geographers went to the south coast as part of the A Level course to complete our data collection for A2 Geography. We have spent the last few weeks organising what and where to study, completing risk assessments and creating data capture sheets. Our aim on the day was to measure beach profiles and size of the sediment along the coast from west to east starting at Southsea and finishing on Hayling Island, with a view to seeing the features of a Low Energy coastline. Armed with ranging poles, and a clinometer and rulers, we were able to identify slope angles and sediment sorting whilst also seeing the major impacts of the winter storms on the shape of the shoreline.
Text by Kitty Hall and James Holt, 6.1
Photos by Kirsty Layton, Head of Geography
