Dorset Jurassic Coast cliff crack is 'clearly going to fall off'

A large crack on Jurassic Coast cliffs in Dorset has the potential for a chunk to fall off onto the beach below, experts warn.

The crack is around 2ft wide and 45 metres long, and is located at the edge of Watton Cliff near West Bay, reports the Mirror.

Photographer Doug Chalk came across it and snapped some pictures.

Speaking to the BBC, Richard Edmunds, Jurassic Coast earth science manager, said: "It's clearly going to fall off - I just can't tell you when.

"It's quite concerning but it's part of the nature of this coastline."

Dorset County Council said it was installing temporary warning signs, but that the crack was above the western part of Eype Beach and there was no threat to West Bay's esplanade.

A spokesman said: "Advice to coast users is, as always, for people to stay away from the edges and base of cliffs, to observe warning signs, whether temporary or permanent, to stay on official paths, and to be aware of their surroundings."

Doug uploaded the picture to Facebook to warn other people out and about over the Bank Holiday weekend.

He said the post had been widely shared, and added: "It's going to be a major fall when it goes."