Christmas may be over and done with but what about all the left over Christmas trees?

With 8 million Christmas trees sold in the UK every year that can be quite a waste if they’re not put to good use.

Instead of throwing your tree on the rubbish heap why not use it to help the environment?

Well, Hayley decided to do just that and took hers to Formby in Merseyside to see how it can be used to prevent coastal erosion.

Story on BBC Newsround

RESIDENTS can view information on how the coastline of the Lewes District is set to change during the next 20 years.

The district is part of a pioneering national pilot scheme to give the public online information on how the coast is changing.

A new set of web pages will provide information on how coastal erosion is expected to change the coastline in the next two decades.

The pages will also detail how the coast is being managed by the Environment Agency and the local authorities, as well as what coastal defences are in place. (more…)

THE Welsh Government has launched a strategy to manage coastal erosion, just a week after 13 caravans were left hanging over the edge of a cliff by a rock fall.

The incident at Porthkerry, in the Vale of Glamorgan, was a “devastating” reminder of the consequences of coastal erosion, said Environment Minister John Griffiths.

He told the Senedd: “We have recently been reminded of the potentially devastating consequences of coastal erosion, with the disturbing images presented to us in the media. (more…)

Several caravans at a South Wales caravan park have been left hanging from the edge of a cliff after a large section of it broke away and crashed to the beach below.

Around 40ft of rock came away from the cliff face at the Knapp Beach end of the Porthkerry Leisure Park in the Vale of Glamorgan.

It is understood no caravans went over the edge but 13 could be seen sticking well out over the edge. At least one was occupied at the time and the woman was said to be “petrified”. (more…)

Scientists are carrying out the first ever seabed survey of the East Yorkshire coast.

The latest technology is being used to produce an accurate map of the area between Flamborough and Spurn Point.

Coastal engineers will use the data to help them take more cost-effective, preventative action to combat coastal erosion. (more…)

THE devastated owners of a clifftop mansion told yesterday how a landslide caused their garden to crash 130ft into the sea – leaving the dream home perilously close to the edge.

Hundreds of tonnes of mud, dirt and a trees plunged down the cliff face onto the beach after 16ft of garden were lost to coastal erosion.

The landslide – the second in four days – comes almost three years to the day after the same property lost 80ft of land and several trees under similar circumstances. (more…)

Protesters locked together and dressed as fish are blocking the entrance to Sizewell nuclear station in Suffolk.

They claim power company EDF Energy has not taken the possibility of flooding and coastal erosion at the site into proper consideration.

Protester Emma Bateman, 42, said: “We see coastal erosion in Suffolk and Norfolk every day, yet nuclear stations are built virtually on the beach.” (more…)

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) claims that the government should concentrate on protecting farm land as well as towns and cities.

A lack of support will lead to the loss of low-lying land to coastal erosion and flooding and could seriously damage the country’s ability to produce its own food.

The report, titled The Tide is High, criticises “managed retreat” policies. (more…)

SOUTH Devon MP Anne Marie Morris has secured a debate in the House of Commons seeking assurances on the future of the South Devon coastal railway line.

The Newton Abbot MP will use the time under the spotlight to discuss the importance of investing in Brunel’s famed Exeter to Plymouth railway line.

She wants to preserve the line, which runs through Starcross, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot and carries all rail traffic into South Devon and on to Plymouth and Cornwall. (more…)

Running along the southern edge of the Isle of Wight’s downs, Military Road overlooks the stunning emerald sweep of Brighstone Bay.

Thousands of visitors each year glimpse the breathtaking view of the white chalk cliffs, towering out of the sea along the coast to Freshwater.

But the elements are now taking their toll as coastal erosion threatens long stretches of the road.

Campaigners now want the picturesque route saved. (more…)