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2steps

Beach stones

Am I allowed to collect as many stones/shells from the beach as I want? Does taking them have any negative effects?

I'm decorating my toilet and wanted to use them as part of a mosiac but probably need a few hundred
Jamanda

I think it depends on the beach.
It is illegal to take stones from the pebble ridge at Westward Ho! near us.
Jonnyboy

I don't think you are allowed to take any stones away.
RichardW

Below the tide line is not owned by anyone so cant see that its stealing.

Justme
cab

Dunno about generally, but there are definitely protected sites and places where you shouldn't (e.g. Chesil). Ask your local authority.
dougal

Justme wrote:
Below the tide line is not owned by anyone so cant see that its stealing.

Ummm. Actually, I think it belongs to the Crown.


And if you want to go dredging for aggregate you have to get a license.
ISTR some prohibition on 'altering the shoreline', applying to beaches.

I honestly doubt anyone is going to be terribly bothered about you taking the odd bucketful from a place of no geographical/scientific/etc importance. Start filling sacks and using a wheelbarrow, and people are rightfully going to start taking an interest!
Its good to wash the salt off beach pebbles before you use them...
RichardW

I thought the crown only owned the bit between high & low tide marks?

Justme
dougal

Justme wrote:
I thought the crown only owned the bit between high & low tide marks?


Quote:
Even though everyone is familiar with the concept of land ownership, many people are surprised to learn that the seabed around the UK is also owned. It is The Crown Estate which owns virtually the entire seabed out to the 12 nautical mile territorial limit, including the rights to explore and utilise the natural resources of the UK continental shelf (excluding oil, gas and coal).
...
We also own around 55% of the foreshore, the area between mean high and mean low water (spring tides in Scotland) and approximately half of the beds of estuaries and tidal rivers in the United Kingdom.

We do not, however, own the water column nor do we govern public rights such as navigation and marine fisheries.

http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/marine

Below the low tide level, its ALL the Crown's.
Between high and low tide levels, MOSTLY its the Crown's. (I'd bet much of the rest belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall and such...)
RichardW

Cool that explains it.

Justme
Greenfoot

Re: Beach stones

2steps wrote:
Am I allowed to collect as many stones/shells from the beach as I want? Does taking them have any negative effects?

I'm decorating my toilet and wanted to use them as part of a mosiac but probably need a few hundred


I am sure you have thought about this but you really need to consider the weight of so many pebbles and if it is for a floor consider weight bearing. Smile
2steps

thanks everyone. they were for a wall mosaic. I found loads of places I could buy them but only in huge amounts which is why I thought of collecting them. Finally found somewhere that sellls the white stones I was after in small bags so I only need to collect about 50 browny coloured ones Smile
Greenfoot

How about a pic of the finished mosaic?........I make mosaics for the garden and love the whole process.
2steps

ok Smile
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