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Sand and Sea

Phil Wareham | Branksome Chine

Branksome Chine

Part of the beach on the shore of Poole Bay running from Poole Harbour entrance to Hengistbury Head, Branksome is one of the many chines or steep-sided coastal river valleys. This sunset was captured in early March some years ago.
Phil Wareham | Vazon Bay

Vazon Bay

Vazon Bay is on the west coast of Guernsey and low tide reveals a huge expanse of sandy beach and rocky outcrops. Fort Hommet looks across the bay from its peninsula and this image was captured around high tide from the rocks below the fort
Phil Wareham | Fort Hommet Peninsula

Fort Hommet Peninsula

Fort Hommet is a Martello Tower fortification much extended by the army of occupation during World War 2. It sits atop a peninsula between Vazon Bay and Albecq and Cobo Bays. This is a view looking towards Cobo over the top of a small bay on the peninsula
Phil Wareham | Sandbanks Sunset

Sandbanks Sunset

The sun goes down over Poole Harbour and a landing stage close to the harbour entrance. Poole Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world and the Sandbanks area one of the most expensive area to buy property
Phil Wareham | Early start

Early start

A yacht leaves St Peter Port harbour just after sunrise cutting easily through the calm sea i the soft dawn light
Phil Wareham | From Dungy Head

From Dungy Head

A view along part of the Jurassic Coast of Dorset from Dungy Head near Lulworth Cove. As we look past St Oswald's Bay, Man O'War Beach, Durdle Door, Bat's Head and White Nothe, Weymouth is in view
Phil Wareham | Middle Beach Studland

Middle Beach Studland

A dropping tide reveals some old walls as the sunrises beyond Old Harry Rocks and Ballard Down
Phil Wareham | Houns Tout

Houns Tout

Part of the Jurassic Coast overlooked from Houns Tout in Kingston. Below the viewpoint is Egmont Point and beyond Chapmans Pool is St Aldhelms (or St Albans) Head
Phil Wareham | Studland Dawn

Studland Dawn

Knoll Beach at Studland at low water. A sunrise of stunning colours reflected int the calm sea. Close to the entrance to Poole Harbour this beach also forms part of the South West Coast Path
Phil Wareham | Chesil Boat

Chesil Boat

Probably the most photographed boat in Dorset this small boat sits near the sea wall on top of the shingle bank that is known as Chesil Bank or Chesil Beach. The bank all 18km of it was designated a World Heritage Site in July 1985
Phil Wareham | Lihou Reflections

Lihou Reflections

Lihou is an island nature reserve off the west coast of Guernsey. For about two weeks each month it can be reached by a causeway at low tide.
Phil Wareham | Bats Head

Bats Head

A view along the beach at Durdle Door with a few Lowryesque figures below the white cliffs.
Phil Wareham | L Eree Headland

L Eree Headland

Between Perelle and L'Eree Bays is the headland on which Fort Saumarez stands watch over the causeway to Lihou Island. Along with Fort Hommet and Fort Grey, Fort Saumarez is one of three Martello Tower conversion fortifications
Phil Wareham | Sunrise on the rocks

Sunrise on the rocks

Sunrise over Old Harry Rocks. The sun shining through and over the rocks stacks off Ballard Down and reflected in the calm sea of Poole Bay
Phil Wareham | Petit Bot Bay

Petit Bot Bay

Petit Bot Bay on the south coast of the Channel Island, Guernsey.
Phil Wareham | Haven Beach

Haven Beach

Sunrise over Haven Beach at Sandbanks, Poole. A tide marker, a splash and a wave with a sunrise as their backdrop
Phil Wareham | The Little Bay

The Little Bay

A small beach on the Fort Hommet peninsula in Vazon Bay, Guernsey. Fort Hommet is 19th Century Martello Tower that was extensively fortified by the occupation forces during World War 2. This small bay was overlooked bu two gun emplacements
Phil Wareham | Mupe Rocks

Mupe Rocks

From the clifftop overlooking the line of rocks known as Mupe Rocks with Mupe Bay, Arish Mell and Worbarrow Bay just beyond. This part of the Jurassic Coast is in an area requisitioned by the MOD in 1941 and access to the area and the South West Coast Path that goes through here, is still controlled today.
Phil Wareham | Swanage Banjo

Swanage Banjo

The banjo pier at Swanage just after sunrise. Swanage is the last town at the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast