Geography and Pebbles
Here's a nice image of pebbles on Budleigh Salterton beach taken by my wife last week - however, there's a maximum £1000 fine if you take beach material. Wonder if that's per pebble or in general ?
Seriously though, if there are a couple of hundred people visiting the beach each day and they each take a couple of pebbles that's a lot of beach disappearing during a summer season.
Does it matter ?
What impact is that likely to have on the beach ?
Can a value be put on preserving the beach material ?
What is the best form of protection against erosion by the waves ?
And where is Budleigh Salterton ?

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