I agree. There is no reason to start fining people for taking a handful of souvenir pebbles from the beach after their day at the seaside. The forces of nature

I agree. There is no reason to start fining people for taking a handful of souvenir pebbles from the beach after their day at the seaside. The forces of nature are unimaginably huge in comparison. And my experience of growing up in such an area is that there's also an impactful amount of commercial (eg shingle mining) and, more recently, environmental activity around these places which, again, dwarf the effect of people picking up a few stones from the beach. > And, one storm can take an entire beach away (or return it) Oh, yes! The Great Storm of 1287 was a doozy! And, given climate change and its effects on weather patterns, we may yet see similar storms in our lifetimes. - https://romneymarshhistory.co.uk/index.php?/storm1287 https://romneymarshhistory.co.uk/index.php?/storm1287 Some additional useful links for anyone looking to jump into some rabbit holes around shingle management this Sunday morning: - Wikipedia article on Dungeness (the largest shingle expanse in Europe) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness - The current Lydd Ranges Sea Defence Scheme - https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/ksles/lydd-ranges-sea-defences-scheme/ https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/ksles/lydd-ranges-... - The local authority's current strategic plan for the Romney Marshes - https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/downloads/file/2241/91-sustainable-access-and-recreational-management-strategy-sarms-2017 https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/downloads/file/2241/91-s...