SZ0790 : The Great Tail Trail, Alum Chine, Bournemouth
taken 9 months ago, near to Westbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

The promenade along the beach front is on route 2 of the National Cycle Network.
The Great Tail Trail was a public art trail in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area on the south coast. The trail comprised 45 giant sculptures of mermaids' tails, each one painted with a different design, at locations across the conurbation. Running through April and May 2025 it raised money for Julia's House, a local children's hospice charity.
More information at greattailtrail.co.uk
National Route 2 will link Dover with St. Austell when complete via the south coast of England and is sometimes referred to as the South Coast Cycle Route.
The route is only fully open, at present, and signed between Dover and Brighton, but is still under development between Brighton and St. Austell.
The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes. It was created by the charity Sustrans Link
(Sustainable Transport), aided by a National Lottery grant.
Many routes aim to minimise contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities.
