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Nature Reclaims Spurn Spit After 2013 Tidal Surge

2/10/2026

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  • Nature is repairing Spurn, a 3.5-mile spit in East Yorkshire, after a massive tidal surge in 2013 that split it.
  • The 2013 surge was the worst since the 1953 floods and destroyed the only road and many wildlife habitats.
  • David Craven of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust expressed concerns that Spurn could become an island.
  • Craven noted that nature is rebuilding the spit, bringing it closer to its original state.