stupid question alert: taking rocks from the beach?

wez130 · 30 May 2006 at 13:05

well, trying to save some money on buying rocks for my garden, are there any legality issues from taking rocks from the beach?
that is all, thanks

Matt · 30 May 2006 at 13:07

I'm sure it's illegal isn't it? You can't just pull up to the beach with a trailer and take a load of rocks away

SexyBetty · 30 May 2006 at 13:08

If you go in there with a JCB, I am gonna say yes

Gonna have to make about a million trips to fill up your trouser pockets

Matblack · 30 May 2006 at 13:08

Matt said:
I'm sure it's illegal isn't it? You can't just pull up to the beach with a trailer and take a load of rocks away

Yep I'm positive its illegal. Whatever its not very good for the beach and removing larger stones will accelerate errosion

MB

Nismo · 30 May 2006 at 13:09

The Queen probably owns all the coastlines or something

riddlermarc · 30 May 2006 at 13:10

I know it's illegal to take rocks from Snowdon (although my mum did so, I now have an excellent paperweight on my desk at work

).. probably the same for beaches too..

wez130 · 30 May 2006 at 13:15

i olny wanted about 3 -4 small ones haha (like 6" diameter)

ah well, i'll just buy some instead

KaHn · 30 May 2006 at 13:16

Its the same for sand iirc.

KaHn

Nix · 30 May 2006 at 13:19

wez130 said:
i olny wanted about 3 -4 small ones haha (like 6" diameter)

ah well, i'll just buy some instead

I don't think taking a few is illigal. I'm sure it'll only be illigal if you take enough to be detremental to the beach. Millions is spent every year on beach nourishment.

The smaller rocks are a cause of attrition, so strictly speaking, you're doing the beach a favour by taking a few

KaHn · 30 May 2006 at 13:20

Nix said:
I don't think taking a few is illigal. I'm sure it'll only be illigal if you take enough to be detremental to the beach. Million is spent every year on beach nourishment.

The smaller rocks are a cause of attrition, so strictly speaking, you're doing the beach a favour by taking a few

You can tell the person studying colouring in at uni

/joking geography is very worthwhile

KaHn

Psyk · 30 May 2006 at 13:21

Illegal or not, I don't think you'll get in trouble for taking a few rocks. As long as you don't fill your car up with them you'll be fine.

Tru · 30 May 2006 at 13:22

What about driftwood?

I only ask because I found a bit of driftwood that has what appears to be the face of Che Geuvara on it, I took it home to sell on ebay but I don't want to break the law.

Nix · 30 May 2006 at 13:23

KaHn said:
You can tell the person studying colouring in at uni

/joking geography is very worthwhile

KaHn

Year 10 knowledge that is...

Adam_151 · 30 May 2006 at 13:23

KaHn said:
You can tell the person studying colouring in at uni

/joking geography is very worthwhile

KaHn

Slightly reminds me of a quote:

Richard P. Feynman said:
“The theoretical broadening which comes from having many humanities subjects on the campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these things...”

Nix · 30 May 2006 at 13:24

Adam_151 said:
Slightly reminds me of a quote:

Thanks for that, next time can you keep it to yourself?

KaHn · 30 May 2006 at 13:29

Nix said:
Thanks for that, next time can you keep it to yourself?

Come on mate, you know its a joke. It comes with all walks of uni life. In my department we called the mech engineers, they called the civil and every one took the urine out of the manufacturing students. But then we were all friends and worked well with each other.

KaHn

Matblack · 30 May 2006 at 13:29

Tru said:
What about driftwood?

I only ask because I found a bit of driftwood that has what appears to be the face of Che Geuvara on it, I took it home to sell on ebay but I don't want to break the law.

Pretty sure your safe on that

MB

killer_uk · 30 May 2006 at 13:31

It's only illegal if they catch you.

oweneades · 30 May 2006 at 13:32

Technically its illegal.

However I doubt someone will question it if you only take a few rocks.

If of course you are offloading a small digger onto the beach with a mate in a pick up then someone may question it.

Violent-J · 30 May 2006 at 13:33

Christ just take a few rocks if you want, they're not going to launch a full post mortem investigation and get the helicopter...