Beaches close beachA coastal landform which usually contains sand ... Spits are also created by deposition. A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that projects out to sea and is joined ...

An estimated equivalent of 26,000 truckloads of sand has been lost in six years, according to a new aerial drone survey.

A narrow sand tidal island called Spurn in Yorkshire was featured in BBC’s Seven Natural Wonders in 2005 - here is some background on how it was formed.