A coastal view on a sunny and bright December late afternoon at low tide on St.Bees beach, St.Bees, Cumbria, England. In the foreground is part of a small reef created by honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata). The reef is exposed with the tide just starting to come in again. There are also a few large rocks and seaweed next to the reef. The beach has distinctive rippled sand and some is covered in shallow water left behind by the receding tide. In the background is the calm Irish Sea. The low winter sun is shining brightly, creating reflections on the wet sand and in the shallow water. The sky has light, wispy clouds and contrails. The structure in the image is a reef created by honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata). Each worm builds a protective tube using sand and shell fragments, and these individual tubes aggregate to form the characteristic honeycomb-like mounds or reefs. These biogenic reefs provide a habitat for a variety of other marine species, including anemones, snails, crabs, and seaweeds, similar to how coral reefs function in tropical waters. The worms are filter feeders, extending a plume-like fan from their tubes to catch microscopic food particles floating in the seawater. Honeycomb worm reefs are commonly found intertidally (in the area exposed at low tide) in exposed areas, particularly on the south and west coasts of the UK.

#BlueSkyMonday
#TidesOutTuesday
St. Bees beach, St. Bees, Cumbria at low tide, late afternoon in winter (Dec 2025).
In the foreground is part of a reef created by honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata).
See Alt text for more
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #winter #photography #eastcoastkin

Today we visited The Adams Recreation Ground, the home of St. Bees FC 🐝⚽️

Not sure if they have a senior team anymore, however the ground still seems to be in use 🏟️

It was a blustery day in West Cumbria to say the least! 🌊🌧️💨

#StBees #Cumbria #NonLeagueFootball

A coastal view at low tide on a sunny and bright December afternoon at St.Bees beach, St.Bees, Cumbria, England. It features a long stretch of sand and pebbles bordered by the dramatic red sandstone cliffs of St Bees Head. The beach in the foreground has distinctive rippled sand and behind this are many rocks in shallow water. Behind this the beach continues into the distance with the red sandstone sea cliffs above it. The blue sky has light, wispy clouds and contrails. It serves as the starting point for the famous 190-mile Wainwright's "Coast to Coast" Walk across England.

#BlueSkyMonday
#TidesOutTuesday
St.Bees beach,Cumbria at low tide with the red sandstone cliffs of St.Bees Head in the distance (Dec 2025).
It is the starting point for the 190-mile Wainwright's "Coast to Coast" Walk across England
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #winter #photography #eastcoastkin

The Norman west door of the former monastic church of St. Bee’s Priory in Cumbria. The Benedictine priory was founded between 1120 and 1135 and was subordinate to St. Mary’s Abbey in York. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #StBees #Cumbria

A coastal view on a sunny and bright December late afternoon at low tide on St.Bees beach, St.Bees, Cumbria, England. In the foreground a pebble beach slopes gently down to a wet sandy beach exposed by the low tide. The remains of wooden groynes at either end of the picture seem to enclose the pebble beach. In the background is the calm Irish Sea. The pale yellow low winter sun is shining brightly on the horizon, creating reflections on the wet sand and in the shallow water. The blue sky has light, wispy clouds and contrails.

#Stunday
A serene late afternoon at St. Bees beach, St. Bees, Cumbria at low tide with low winter sun (29/12/2025)
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #winter #photography #eastcoastkin

A coastal view on a sunny and bright December late afternoon at low tide on St.Bees beach, St.Bees, Cumbria, England. The top of the beach is pebbly and then becomes sandy and wet as it heads down towards the distant Irish Sea. In the foreground are a line of weathered wooden posts - all that remains of a wooden groyne. The purpose of groynes is to help manage coastal erosion. In the background are cliffs running down to the beach - their face covered in brown vegetation and the tops in grass. The bright blue sky has light, wispy clouds and contrails. To the right the low winter sun is shining brightly through the thin cloud creating a light yellow glow.

#BlueSkyMonday
Another of St.Bees beach, Cumbria at low tide late afternoon last week (29/12/2025).
All that remains of the wooden groyne (helps to manage coastal erosion) suggests that other days at the coast are not so calm.
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #winter #photography #eastcoastkin

A coastal view on a sunny and bright December late afternoon at low tide on St.Bees beach, St.Bees, Cumbria, England. In the foreground is part of a small reef created by honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata). The reef is exposed with the tide just starting to come in again. There are also a few large rocks next to the reef. In the background is the calm Irish Sea. The low winter sun is shining brightly, creating reflections on the wet sand and in the shallow water. The sky has light, wispy clouds and contrails. The structure in the image is a reef created by honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata). Each worm builds a protective tube using sand and shell fragments, and these individual tubes aggregate to form the characteristic honeycomb-like mounds or reefs. These biogenic reefs provide a habitat for a variety of other marine species, including anemones, snails, crabs, and seaweeds, similar to how coral reefs function in tropical waters. The worms are filter feeders, extending a plume-like fan from their tubes to catch microscopic food particles floating in the seawater. Honeycomb worm reefs are commonly found intertidally (in the area exposed at low tide) in exposed areas, particularly on the south and west coasts of the UK.

#Stunday
St. Bees beach, St. Bees, Cumbria at low tide late afternoon last week (29/12/2025).
In the foreground is part of a reef created by honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata).
See Alt text for more
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #winter #photography #eastcoastkin

A portrait oriented image taken on the beach at St Bees in Cumbria. The beach, at low tide fills the bottom two thirds, with a shallow pool filling the frame across the bottom tapering as you go into the picture until it peters out about a third up. At its end is a sits a round rock. Beyond this rock the sea is lapping up onto the beach. The beach itself is sandy and the retreating tide has left beautiful ripples behind it. The top third is the early morning sky, light blue with a few dark clouds and the orange/yellow glow of the rising sun, which is reflected on the open sea.

Rock Pool

Description in Alt.

#TidesOutTuesday
#RockinTueday
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin

#StBees
#Cumbria

A landscape image of the beautiful beach at St Bees on the Cumbrian coast. Looming large in the foreground from the right side and running on into the image are large boulders all worn smooth by the sea. They are all sorts of colours red, yellow, blue, cream…… Above them are cliffs, they run on through the image and round into the headland.

Rainbow Rocks

#RockinTuesday
#TidesOutTuesday
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin

#StBees
#Cumbria
#Beach

A coastal view on a windy October day on St.Bees beach, St.Bees, Cumbria. In the foreground are large stones in rockpools surrounded by brown sand. To the left the sea is rough with many white waves towards the shore. The sandy beach runs away to the distance. In the far background a woman walks two dogs. Behind this is the distinct outline of the cliffs at St.Bees Head. The sky is blue and full of white streaky clouds.

#scape
St. Bees beach, St. Bees, Cumbria yesterday.
Ahead of Storm Amy, it was a little bit blustery on yesterday's dog walk.
Please stay safe anyone in the region of this first named storm of the season.
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #weather #photography #eastcoastkin

What looks like a red poppy growing out of cracks between paving bricks.

A stone wall framed by purple flowers at the top and red flowers at the bottom. I think the red ones are also poppies.

Wooden sea worn pillars

Walking around #whitehaven and #stbees. Please enjoy my new series tentatively titled #intherough where I explore resiliency and beauty in the face of adversity.

A coastal view on a cloudy August day at St.Bees beach, Cumbria. The beach is sandy with some of it covered in water as the tide comes in. A woman is flying a coloured kite up in the sky. It forms a contrast against the white cloud covered sky. A child is standing next to her. There are other people on the beach. In the background are green cliffs and the Irish Sea. In the far distance is Black Combe, the most southerly of the Lake District Fells.

#HumansofBlueSky
A woman flies a kite on a cloudy summers day at St.Bees beach, Cumbria last week (01/08/2025).
In the distance is Black Combe, the most southerly of the Lake District Fells.
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Great to see so many people at #SeaFest enjoying the coast and celebrating marine life 🌊💙😍 We're here at St Bees beach until 4pm if you'd like to come along.

#Cumbria #StBees #NationalMarineWeek

We do love to be beside the seaside, don't you? 🌊 Come and join us at SeaFest today at St Bees beach. The sun is shining and there are plenty of fun, family-friendly activities to enjoy. We're here until 4pm! 🌞

#Cumbria #StBees #NationalMarineWeek

Photos from the Cumberland Coast – #Whitehaven & #StBees

I’m researching what people value about coastal spaces in Cumberland. If you know and care about this coastline, I’d really appreciate your views.

Pls take 5 mins to do this anonymous survey:
uclan.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Thanks.

A close up of wet pebbles on a beach just after the tide has washed over them. They are mainly oval in shape and in various shades of grey, pink and brown

#BlueSkyArtShow theme #Smooth
Wet pebbles on St.Bees beach, Whitehaven, Cumbria
#coastal #nature #pebbles #stbees #cumbria #photography #eastcoastkin

The Norman west door of St. Bee’s Priory in Cumbria. The Benedictine priory was founded between 1120 and 1135 and was subordinate to St. Mary’s Abbey in York. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Medieval #StBees #Cumbria

BBC One - Villages by the Sea, Series 5, St Bees In Cumbria, Ben Robinson finds signs of early Christian pilgrims and an Elizabethan VIP.

7pm TODAY on @BBCTwo

Villages by the Sea
s5 Ep 6 of 6, St Bees

In #StBees #Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District, Ben Robinson finds signs of early Christian pilgrims, while a 500-year-old house turns out to be the birthplace of an Elizabethan VIP.

Picture of the weathered remains of a wooden groyne on a pebble beach on a sunny June day. To the left of the beach is calm blue sea. In the background is a green headland with some exposed red sandstone. The sky is blue with thin white clouds.

St.Bees beach, Cumbria.
The weathered remains of a wooden groyne.
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #nature #photography #eastcoastkin

Picture of a beach just after high tide on a sunny June day. The beach is pebbly. In the foreground are a line of wooden posts - all that remains of a wooden groyne. On top of the last post is a groyne marker - a metal pole painted green and with some of it rusted, with a green triangle on top of it. There are further lines of groyne posts in the distance. In the background is a headland composed of red sandstone whose cliffs run down to the beach - their face covered in green vegetation and the tops in grass. The sky is blue with thin white clouds.

#scape
St. Bees, Cumbria (11/06/2025)
Looking out to the Irish Sea with St Bees Head in the background.
#stbees #cumbria #nature #coastal #photography #eastcoastkin

Picture of a beach at high tide on a sunny June day. A wave crashes against the pebble beach. The blue sea behind this is calm. In the foreground are a line of 8 wooden posts, all that remains of a wooden groyne, the last one is hidden by the sea. On top of the last post is a groyne marker - a metal pole painted green and with some of it rusted, with a green triangle on top of it. Behind this the sea and the sky merge on the horizon. The sky is a hazy blue with no clouds.

St Bees, Cumbria yesterday.
Looking out to the Irish Sea at high tide.
#stbees #cumbria #nature #coastal #photography #eastcoastkin

St. Bees beach, Cumbria today.
A nice relaxing sound of the sea washing back & forth over the pebbles. Take a moment or two 😌
#stbees #cumbria #coastal #sea #calm

Picture of a beach at low tide on a sunny winters day. The beach is sandy with some of it covered by very shallow water. In the foreground are a line of 5 wooden posts - all that remains of a wooden groyne. On top of the last post is a groyne marker - a metal pole painted green and with some of it rusted, with a green triangle on top of it. There are a few pebbles around the posts. In the background is a headland composed of red sandstone whose cliffs run down to the beach - their face covered in brown vegetation and the tops in grass. The sky is blue with no clouds.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVfor5
St.Bees, Cumbria (January 2025)
#stbees #cumbria #nature #coastal #photography #eastcoastkin

An edition of this #StBees #linocut print has gone off to St Bees this week as an anniversary gift. It’s brought back lots of fond memories of a research trip in May a few years ago.

#cumbria #coasttocoast #c2c #coasttocoastwalk #lakedistrict

Day 18: St Bees Priory, Cumbria
#stbees #cumbria #uktravels

Cumbria wildfires may have been sparked by steam train "Pretty much the whole service" was dealing with wildfires at the weekend, Cumbria's fire teams say.

[UK] Cumbria: Wildfires may have been sparked by steam train bbc.com/news/article... via #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Wildfire #Grassfire #MiniHeatwave #StBees #Nethertown #Cumbria #England #UK

Look at this door?! The fantastic St.Bees priory. An amazing building

#cumbria #Stbees

Anne-Marie Sanderson — Gigs

For anyone near #Arnside in #Cumbria - I'll be playing tomorrow evening at Arnside Sailing Club.
If that's the back o' beyond in relation to wherever you are, maybe #cockermouth #sheffield #stbees #kendal or #kirkbylonsdale might be closer?
Info and tickets: www.annemariesanderson.com/gigs

Northern trains (Arriva and DOR operation) | DG271130. 156448. St Bees. 27.5.17 Paul Bigland Photography

Today's #DailyDMU is 156448 which is seen passing the semaphore signals guarding #StBees on the Cumbrian coast on the 27th May 2017. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p1022298857/... #railways #photography

TOCs Past: Northern Rail | DG12547. 156420. St Bees. 22.9.07. Paul Bigland Photography

Today's #DailyDMU shows 156420 passing an array of semaphore signals whilst heading South from #StBees on the Cumbrian Coast on the 22nd September 2007. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p104050109/e... #railways #photography