with the agency warning its changes would make it impossible to maintain the coastline in its current form. It said any lost designated habitats would need to be recreated elsewhere. Hurst Spit is ...

off the coast of Yorkshire. A place where shifting sands are a serious business. KATIE KNAPMAN: Although this spit has been here for hundreds of years, it’s a very dynamic piece of land.

A spit is an extended stretch of beach material that only joins the mainland at one end. They start to form where there is a change in the direction of the coastline. An example of a spit is Spurn ...