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North Bull Island
Young dune system on a sand spit in Dublin Bay. Monitoring the seaward dune front and the saltmarsh behind it.
Methods: GNSS transects, drone survey, fixed camera
53.3700, -6.1500
Killiney Bay
Gravel and sand beach below soft glacial cliffs. Tracking beach width and cliff-foot change after storms.
Methods: GNSS transects, sediment sampling
53.2550, -6.1120
Brittas Bay
Long dune system with heavy summer visitor use. Comparing trampled and fenced dune sections.
Methods: Drone survey, GNSS transects, vegetation quadrats
52.8780, -6.0580
Curracloe
Wide sandy beach facing east. Measuring seasonal beach profile change between summer and winter.
Methods: GNSS transects, drone survey
52.3900, -6.3620
Bannow Bay
Sheltered estuary with extensive saltmarsh. Mapping the marsh edge and comparing it with older aerial photographs.
Methods: Marsh-edge GNSS survey, archival aerial photographs
52.2350, -6.7900
Inchydoney
Two beaches either side of a headland. Fixed camera records daily shoreline position.
Methods: Drone survey, fixed camera
51.5980, -8.8650
Inch Strand
Five-kilometre sand spit in Dingle Bay. Monitoring overwash and dune-front change at the exposed tip.
Methods: Drone survey, GNSS transects, wave buoy (shared)
52.1350, -9.9800
Lahinch
Surf beach backed by a promenade and sea wall. Recording beach level against the wall after storms.
Methods: GNSS transects, fixed camera
52.9340, -9.3480
Keel Strand
Exposed Atlantic beach on Achill Island. Added in year two to cover a high-energy west-facing site.
Methods: Drone survey, GNSS transects
53.9720, -10.0750
Strandhill
Steep dune scarp next to the village. Residents photograph the scarp from fixed posts each month.
Methods: Drone survey, GNSS transects, community photo posts
54.2710, -8.6040
Rossnowlagh
Gently sloping beach used as a low-change reference site for comparing with more exposed beaches.
Methods: GNSS transects
54.5560, -8.2120
Five Finger Strand
Tall dunes on the Inishowen peninsula. Monitoring blowouts and vegetation cover.
Methods: Drone survey, vegetation quadrats
55.3180, -7.3800