'It's not the dog's fault': How one coastal village uses beach recycling to keep the sea at bay

The flood barriers built since an infamous 1953 North Sea flood have kept the tide at bay ever since. One local resident tells Neil Michael 'recycling has proved to be effective'

Caravan Park owner Mike McConnell on Snettisham Beach which benefits from 'beach recycling'. 'I think global warming is having an impact on everybody, every day.' Picture: Neil Michael

You know you have a problem when man’s best friend starts taking the rap for coastal erosion.

Earlier this year, dogs were blamed for damaging sea defences protecting caravan parks along a low-lying stretch of the north west Norfolk coastline in England.