Project Neptune (National Trust)

[3] By 1973 the project had reached its original £2 million fundraising target and looked after 338 miles (544 km) of coastline.

[4] This increased to 780 miles (1,260 km), some 10% of the total UK coastline, later that year and covers an area of 48,800 hectares (121,000 acres).

[5][6] The Project owns some of the UK's most iconic coast including land near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of the White Cliffs of Dover and The Needles.

[3] The Project has not been completely successful in achieving its ambitions, having had its £1 million bid for Land's End turned down in 1981.

[2] The Project is currently focussed on the maintenance of the coastline that it already owns, particularly with regard to coastal management.