page_title: Project Neptune (National Trust)
hierarchical_section_title: Project Neptune (National Trust)
caption_attribution_description: English: Greenala Point This view north from cliffs south of Stackpole Quay (SR 993 956) shows the coastline extending c. 1km west of Greenala Point (near right hand edge of photo). These cliffs are part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) extending from Stackpole Quay to Freshwater East. The cliffs and coastal slopes have been purchased by the National Trust as part of their 'Project Neptune' conservation programme. The Pembrokeshire coastline was designated as a National Park in 1952, and the coast path is a National Trail. This national park is the only one in the UK that is predominantly coastal. The ?Iron Age promontory fort at Greenala Point is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) Some detail on the geology is provided in my other Geograph photos of this coastline.
context_page_description: Project Neptune, also known as Enterprise Neptune, is a long-term project of the National Trust to acquire or put under covenant a substantial part of the Welsh, English and Northern Irish coastline. In 1999 it was relaunched as the Neptune Coastline Campaign. It is named for the Roman god of the sea.
  The Project began in May 1965 with the acquisition of Whiteford Burrows in the Gower Peninsula. The aim was to protect the coastline from being developed or industrialised.
  By 1973 the project had reached its original £2 million fundraising target and looked after 338 miles of coastline. By 1986 the National Trust had raised £8.75 million through Project Neptune. The Project looked after 710 miles of British coastline by 2009. By its 50th anniversary in May 2015 the Trust had acquired 574 miles of coastline through the project, bringing its total holding to 775 miles. This increased to 780 miles, some 10% of the total UK coastline, later that year and covers an area of 48,800 hectares.
  The Project owns some of the UK's most iconic coast including land near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles of the White Cliffs of Dover and The Needles.
context_section_description: Project Neptune, also known as Enterprise Neptune, is a long-term project of the National Trust to acquire or put under covenant a substantial part of the Welsh, English and Northern Irish coastline.  In 1999 it was relaunched as the Neptune Coastline Campaign.  It is named for the Roman god of the sea.
  The Project began in May 1965 with the acquisition of Whiteford Burrows in the Gower Peninsula. The aim was to protect the coastline from being developed or industrialised.
  By 1973 the project had reached its original £2 million fundraising target and looked after 338 miles (544 km) of coastline.  By 1986 the National Trust had raised £8.75 million through Project Neptune.  The Project looked after 710 miles (1,140 km) of British coastline by 2009.  By its 50th anniversary in May 2015 the Trust had acquired 574 miles (924 km) of coastline through the project, bringing its total holding to 775 miles (1,247 km).  This increased to  780 miles (1,260 km), some 10% of the total UK coastline, later that year and covers an area of 48,800 hectares (121,000 acres).
  The Project owns some of the UK's most iconic coast including land near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of the White Cliffs of Dover and The Needles.  The project includes four World Heritage Sites and nine lighthouses.  The Project has not been completely successful in achieving its ambitions, having had its £1 million bid for Land's End turned down in 1981.
  The Project is currently focussed on the maintenance of the coastline that it already owns, particularly with regard to coastal management.
caption: Greenala Point, Pembrokeshire; the cliffs and coastal slopes have been purchased by the National Trust as part of 'Project Neptune'
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