Images documenting a transformed stretch of East Lothian’s coastline once known as the Ash Lagoons. The landscape was engineered in the 1960s to contain pulverised fuel ash from Cockenzie Power Station. Enclosed by a two kilometre sea wall, the site held industrial waste for decades and reshaped both the shoreline and its ecology.

Since the power station’s closure in 2013, the 134 hectare area has been steadily reclaimed as grassland, woodland and wetland. Now managed by East Lothian Council, this once restricted industrial zone has become a public landscape of recreation and conservation, supporting a diverse bird population and recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest