The East Riding was among the first six areas where Natural England (NE) intends to implement the Marine and Coastal Access (MCA) Act (2009) but so far the East Riding Council has refused to cooperate. The Act places a duty on NE to use its powers to secure a long-distance walking route around the English coast (the trail), and an accessible margin of land in association with the route where people will be able to spread out and explore, rest or picnic (spreading room).

• Yorkshire Coastal Access Project.
• Yorkshire Coastal Access Report (2011).
• East Riding coastal survey (2006)
• North Yorkshire coastal survey (2006)
• Coastal Access in MCA Act
• East Riding Coastal Information Maps