Work is under way to protect a coastal former landfill site from the effects of erosion.
After operating for nearly 30 years, the tip beyond Biggar Bank, at South Walney, **** bria, closed in the 1980s, but recent months have seen buried items exposed as the soil and rock washes away.
Westmorland and Furness Council has begun reshaping the edge of the site with the aim of creating a gentler slope to reduce slippage. It will then be topped with a liner, along with a 250m (820ft) stretch of rock armour designed to provide protection against severe flooding.
The scheme is expected to be completed by mid-August.
Councillor John Murray, cabinet member for climate, biodiversity and regulatory services, said the previous sea defences "haven't proved adequate to protect this site".
After operating for nearly 30 years, the tip beyond Biggar Bank, at South Walney, **** bria, closed in the 1980s, but recent months have seen buried items exposed as the soil and rock washes away.
Westmorland and Furness Council has begun reshaping the edge of the site with the aim of creating a gentler slope to reduce slippage. It will then be topped with a liner, along with a 250m (820ft) stretch of rock armour designed to provide protection against severe flooding.
The scheme is expected to be completed by mid-August.
Councillor John Murray, cabinet member for climate, biodiversity and regulatory services, said the previous sea defences "haven't proved adequate to protect this site".
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