Three new CoastSnap stations are being installed along the Glamorgan Heritage Coast this month, giving residents and visitors a hands‑on way to help scientists track how the Vale of Glamorgan’s shoreline is changing.
Friends of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast confirmed that new citizen‑science monitoring points are being set up at Llantwit Major beach, NCI St Donat’s at UWC Atlantic, and Ogmore‑By‑Sea.
The stations form part of the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre’s CoastSnap network, which uses repeated photos taken from fixed brackets to build long‑term records of coastal change.
The stations will sit alongside existing monitoring points in Penarth and two at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island.
CoastSnap stations allow anyone to take part in monitoring by placing their phone in a mounted bracket, taking a photo of the same view each time, and uploading it via a QR code. The images are automatically aligned with previous submissions, creating a time‑lapse record of coastal erosion and cliff retreat, beach profile changes, Sand and shingle movement, Dune system shifts and Habitat changes over time.
The Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre says the crowd‑sourced dataset helps fill gaps between professional surveys and supports councils and conservation groups in planning for rising sea levels, stronger storms, and long‑term coastal change.
The new CoastSnap stations are designed to be simple and accessible, with users placing their phone in the CoastSnap bracket and taking a photo. Once taken, users can scan the QR code to upload their image.
No app or login is required, and every photo contributes to a growing scientific record of how the coastline evolves.
Friends of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast say the project is a chance for people to “engage with coastal science, support local monitoring, and help protect the Glamorgan Heritage Coast for the future.”
More information about CoastSnap sites across Wales is available at wcmc.wales/coastsnap.
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