Coastal defense work underway at East Cliff in Bournemouth

Work is underway on the next stage of a two-year coastal defense project, the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council said.

At the moment, engineers are replacing two existing timber groynes at the beach below East Cliff in Bournemouth.

“Funded by central government, this project protects our coastline from erosion and is being delivered by Suttle Projects,” BCP Council said.

Also, the Council warned the public to keep dogs on leads during the project, which will see parts of the beach restricted while excavations of up to 5m (16ft) are dug.

This phase of work is expected to last until December.

Another two existing groynes will be replaced between January and March at Boscombe Beach East, while work on the three walls west of Boscombe Pier will begin in the autumn/winter period of 2026.