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Westmorland and Furness Council is working with the Our Future Coast project team at West Shore Park in Barrow to develop a strategy to manage and adapt to coastal change.
Funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, the Our Future Coast project aims to plan for and manage coastal flooding and erosion risks across fourteen case study locations in the North West, including West Shore Park in Barrow.
The council will be working with Our Future Coast, Berkeley Parks and local residents to:
With the coastline at West Shore Park currently eroding, a plan is needed for the future, said the council.
A coastal process study will be undertaken, using data being collected by the mobile radar station, and is expected to be complete in autumn this year.