The figure is twice last year's, but still lower than the 2003 total, said the Marine Conservation Society.
| THE FAILING UK BEACHES 2005 | |
| Beach | Location |
| Isle of Man | |
| Summerhill | Douglas |
| Central | Douglas |
| Broadway | Douglas |
| Garwick | Isle of Man |
| Ramsey | Isle of Man |
| Peel | Isle of Man |
| Gansey Bay | Isle of Man |
| Kirk Michael | Isle of Man |
| Jurby | Isle of Man |
| North East | |
| Staithes | North Yorkshire |
| Crimdon - Park | Durham |
| Druridge Bay North | Northumberland |
| Spittal | Northumberland |
| North West | |
| Haverigg | Cumbria |
| Mariners Road | Crosby |
| Hall Road West | Crosby |
| Northern Ireland | |
| Castlerock | Londonderry |
| Carnlough | Antrim |
| Ballygally | Antrim |
| Ballyholme | Down |
| Ballyhalbert | Down |
| Scotland | |
| Pathhead Sands | Fife |
| Lower Largo | Fife |
| St Cyrus | Aberdeenshire |
| Ettrick Bay, Bute | Argyll & Bute |
| Helensburgh | Argyll & Bute |
| Stevenston | North Ayrshire |
| Irvine - Gailes (New Town) | North Ayrshire |
| Largs - Main | North Ayrshire |
| Barassie | South Ayrshire |
| Greenan | South Ayrshire |
| Croy | South Ayrshire |
| Mossyard | Dumfries & Galloway |
| Carrick Bay | Dumfries & Galloway |
| Southerness | Dumfries & Galloway |
| South East | |
| Main beach | Broadstairs, Kent |
| South West | |
| Combe Martin | Devon |
| Hele beach | Ilfracombe, Devon |
| Church Beach | Lymre Regis, Dorset |
| Wales | |
| Abergele - Towyn | Conwy |
| Traeth Bach | Anglesey |
| Plas Menai | Gwynedd |
| Abererch | Gwynedd |
| Criccieth - West End | Gwynedd |
| Carreg Wen | Gwynedd |
| Ynyslas - Northern Groyne (Sea) | Ceredigion |
| Llanina | Ceredigion |
| Patch | Ceredigion |
| Abercastle | Pembrokeshire |
| Ferryside Beach | Carmarthenshire |
| Swansea Bay - County Hall | Swansea |
| Penarth | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Total | 52 |
| Source: Marine Conservation Society | |
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