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you never know where or when it will happen, but when it does, it s over in seconds. luckily, the beach at west bay was empty when the environment agency caught this rockfall on camera at 11:00am on the 18th of january. there are great big cracks that are millions of years old going into the cliff, which are natural planes of weaknesses. and you ve got the sea riding up the beach here and undercutting the cliff which weakens them further of course. and eventually gravity just takes hold. especially if the cliffs have soaked up a lot of rainwater, so if we ve had a lot of rain, rainy weather over the winter, they get very heavy, and if you watch that video you can see the sort of pop in the cliff face and this cloud of dust comes out and if something has given then the whole thing just comes down. the falls are so dramatic the temptation is to explore them, but photographerjames loveridge says no fossil or photo is worth the risk. especially a lot of visitors don t seem to notice some o

Beach at west bayEnvironment agencySea riding18th of januaryCloud of dustOn the beachPhotographerjames loveridge