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Seascape

Notes from a Changing Coastline

A timely exploration of Wales’s coastline that challenges us to rethink our relationship with the sea and the future it holds.

Matthew Yeomans takes us on a journey along the Wales Coast Path, a stunning 870-mile (1400 km) stretch of coastline that offers much more than a breathtaking horizon. With an intimate understanding of Wales’s rich mythology and culture, Yeomans uncovers how the sea has shaped the people and communities along its shores.

Seascape is not just a celebration of the past; it’s also a call to action for the future. As climate change accelerates, Yeomans urges us to confront the harsh realities of coastal erosion and the shifting relationship between humans and the natural world. Only by reconnecting with Y Môr (the sea) can we hope to adapt and build a sustainable future.

A follow-up to his well-received book Return to My Trees, this new work dives deeper into the coastal environment, offering an urgent exploration of how the sea and climate change will continue to alter the world as we know it.

240 pages | 5.31 x 8.5 | © 2025

History: Environmental History

Travel and Tourism: Tourism and History


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Table of Contents

Introduction

1Taming the Levels

2Turning Back the Tide

3Castles in the Sand

4Copperopolis

5Putting Faith in Science

6Below the Landsker Line

7The Sustainable Sea

8Stories of the Sea

9Farewell to Fairbourne

10The Town That was Built on a Beach

11Whose Home is This Anyway?

12Two Bridges over Troubled Waters

13The Wreck that Inspired the Shipping Forecast

14The Winds of Change

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