Wet beach sand expanse with black vertical branch tree trunk towards yellow sun setting grey clouds horizon, Fairhaven, Lytham

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A summer sunset view of a tree trunk with vertical branch lying on a vast expanse of wet beach sand, some distance out from Fairhaven, Lytham St Annes. The tidal range on the beach varies. A 7 metre high tide, rising from the River Ribble (left of shot) covers only a small section of beach, allowing large areas to dry out and blow in the wind. A 10 metre high tide, in contrast, will flood the beach and reach the coastline (right of shot), leaving the beach wet at low tide. Tree remains, derived from bank erosion in the upper reaches of the Ribble, are occasionally washed onto the beach by the high tide. This trunk, lying with a vertical branch at one end, stayed for a few weeks before being washed away. Others, in contrast, may be moved nearer and nearer the coastline, where they may be cut up and removed.

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Size: 5401px × 3571px
Location: Beach between Fairhaven and St Annes, River Ribble Estuary, Fylde Coast, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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