{"id":122580,"date":"2026-01-07T11:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=122580"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:25:12","slug":"case-study-blog-for-cliff-stability-project-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/case-study-blog-for-cliff-stability-project-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study Blog for Cliff Stability Project in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coastal landslips are a growing risk across the UK, affecting hundreds of thousands of properties and placing increasing pressure on communities exposed to extreme weather and climate change. On the south coast of England, a residential community facing repeated cliff instability adopted a community-led, data-driven approach<\/strong> to better understand and manage this risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution was designed and deployed by Thingitude<\/a><\/strong>, using a LoRaWAN-based monitoring system<\/strong> to continuously track ground movement, soil moisture, groundwater levels, and on-site weather conditions. SenseCAP S2120 8-in-1 LoRaWAN Weather Sensor<\/a><\/strong> was chosen and deployed to provide accurate, ultra-local weather data, enabling precise correlation between rainfall events and changes in cliff conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By combining real-time IoT data with historical and newly conducted geological surveys, the project is building a digital twin of the cliff<\/strong>. This enables early warning alerts for residents and supports safer, more informed cliff stabilisation planning. Designed to be scalable and cost-effective, the approach provides a practical template for other landslip-prone communities across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution: Community-Led Cliff Stability Monitoring in the UK Using Seeed\u2019s LoRaWAN Sensors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Participating Partner:<\/strong> Thingitude<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seeed Products Used:<\/strong> SenseCAP S2120<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Industry:<\/strong> Smart Infrastructure \/ Environmental Monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Solution Deployed in:<\/strong> South Coast of England, United Kingdom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Land slips pose a serious and growing risk to communities across the UK, with over 350,000 properties<\/strong> estimated to be vulnerable. This challenge is particularly acute in coastal regions<\/strong>, where a combination of soft geology, heavy rainfall, and climate change is accelerating cliff erosion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the south coast of England<\/strong>, a residential community sits both above and below a steep coastal cliff<\/strong>. In 2024, following a period of heavy rainfall, part of the cliff collapsed. Material from beneath properties at the top slid into the back gardens of homes below, causing physical damage and leaving residents living with ongoing uncertainty and fear of further collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While this specific incident is local, the underlying issue is national and increasingly global<\/strong>. Landslips affect coastal and hillside communities across the UK, and existing mitigation approaches are often reactive, slow, and prohibitively expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, local residents formed a community led action group <\/strong>called HASTE<\/strong>, with a bold goal to develop a data driven, repeatable approach to cliff monitoring and stabilization<\/strong> that could be reused by other at-risk communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong>High Costs, Slow Responses, and Limited Data<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditional approaches to landslip mitigation face several critical limitations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n