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Walney Sandy Gap
Westmorland and Furness · sewerage by United Utilities Water
Good · 2025
Out of season
No spills reported nearby in the last 48 hours
Generally good samples over the last four seasons.
- Latest E. coli
- 27
- per 100 ml, 23 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- <10
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- 4
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- 3
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profile. Beyond this, the beach levels, and becomes sandy down to the sea.
From the Environment Agency profile.
Storm overflows within 3 km
Nearest first, straight-line distance.| Monitor | Distance | Status | Last spill | Spills, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP00728 Walney Channel | 1.4 km | Not discharging | 3 days ago | 1 |
| UUP00832 Walney Channel | 1.8 km | Not discharging | 2 days ago | 1 |
| UUP00900 Walney Channel | 2.0 km | Not discharging | 3 days ago | 1 |
| UUP00235 Walney Channel | 2.4 km | Not discharging | None recorded | 0 |
1 more monitor nearby had no spill in the last 30 days.