UK Coast

right|thumb|390px|Mudeford Quay, July
Photo credit: Philralph
=== Action Ideas ===
*Adopt-a-Beach
=== Random facts ===
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*There are about 170 private beaches in Devon and Cornwall according to the Marine Conservation Guide to Good Beaches, July 2009. Source: Ramblers
*Wherever you are in the UK, you’re never more than 72 miles from the sea: Furthest distance from the sea: The Ordnance Survey has calculated that the furthest point from the sea in all of the UK is: Latitude: 52º 43.6'N, Longitude: 1º 37.2'W - which is very close to the village of Coton in the Elms in Derbyshire.
*The UK’s 17,820 km (11,073 miles) of coastline is host to an array of flora and fauna; in fact more than 40,000 species - around 50% of the UK’s plants and animals - live in our seas - including intricate corals, whales & dolphins, giant (but harmless) basking sharks, seals, puffins and a myriad of fish, crustaceans and molluscs.
=== Funding information ===
*Coastal Communities Fund, 2012/13
=== Related topics ===
*Marine Conservation Society
*Natural England
*Shoreline Management Plans
*Sustainability networks, general article, including action ideas, within the Ideas Bank
Marine Bill, The Scottish Government, 29 April 2009, about 5 mins.
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* Balanced Seas – south east Regional Marine Conservation Zone Project
* Finding Sanctuary – south west Regional Marine Conservation Zone Project
* Irish Seas Conservation Zones - north west Regional Marine Conservation Zone Project
* Net Gain – north east Regional Marine Conservation Zone Project
*Good Beach Guide 2006, published by the Marine Conservation Society
*riverOcean Foundation
*Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, (United Kingdom)
*The marine environment and fisheries. Information from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK government)
Reference
*Wildlife Trusts news release
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