You have now climbed the steps and are on the clifftop, just above Bishopstone Glen. The path leads back to the Twin Towers at Reculver, about one and a half miles away. Picture 'a' was taken looking westwards towards Herne Bay. Herne Bay is a seaside town and the coast here is heavily built-up. It has been protected by a wide range of measures, some of which can just be seen in the distance.
Picture 'b' is looking in the same direction. It shows that in spite of the retreating cliffs, people remain confident enough about coastal protection to continue building here. The area in front of the houses has been graded. This means that a large amount of the London Clay has been removed to provide a more gentle and more stable slope. To remove excess water, a system of drains have been installed in the clay and the whole area has been grassed over so that the roots help to bind the surface layers together.

Pictures 'c' and 'd' show evidence of the efforts being made to monitor movements within the soft rocks which make up the cliffs at Bishopstone Glen. Both peizometers (used to measure water pressure deep underground) and inclinometers (used to measure tiny subterranean movements) have been installed all along this section of cliff.