Improvement in Yorkshire Coast Bathing Water Quality

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 12:12

By Matthew Pells

New data from the Environment Agency shows an increase in water quality in Scarborough and Flamborough.

The latest bathing water classification of Yorkshire’s beaches by the Environment Agency has revealed all achieved sufficient status for the first time since the introduction of the revised Bathing Water Directive in 2015.

The classifications for the 2021 bathing water season show Flamborough South Landing improved from ‘Good’ to ‘Excellent’ and Scarborough South Bay improved from ‘Poor’ to ‘Sufficient’.

Overall, 16 beaches in the region achieved ’Good’ or ‘Excellent’ classifications.

	Year	Classification
Bridlington North Beach	2021	Good
Bridlington South Beach	2021	Sufficient
Cayton Bay	2021	Excellent
Danes Dyke, Flamborough	2021	Excellent
Filey	2021	Good
Flamborough South Landing	2021	Excellent
Fraisthorpe	2021	Good
Hornsea	2021	Good
Reighton	2021	Excellent
Robin Hoods Bay	2021	Good
Runswick Bay	2021	Excellent
Sandsend	2021	Good
Scarborough North Bay	2021	Excellent
Scarborough South Bay	2021	Sufficient
Skipsea	2021	Good
Tunstall	2021	Closed
Whitby	2021	Excellent
Wilsthorpe	2021	Good
Withernsea	2021	Good

Geraldine Sewell, Coastal Delivery and Engagement Manager at Yorkshire Water, said:

“We know how important the coastline is to our customers and visitors to Yorkshire and these results are positive for the region.

“Improvements at Scarborough South Bay are the product of hard work from a variety of partners in the region. However, we know there is still more to do, and we will be working with partners locally to continue this critical work.

“Our ‘Do your bit’ campaign continues to protect and improve bathing waters. Encouraging everyone who visits our beaches to recycle plastics, put all litter in the bins and pick up after their dogs will contribute to improving our beaches further and help our coastal resorts continue to thrive.”

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