IT IS not over yet, warn the authorities who are urging people to stay away from the dangerous landslip area in Lyme Regis.

The Spittles, between Lyme and Charmouth, shifted last Tuesday evening resulting in the worst landslide for 26 years as more than 400 metres of the Jurassic Coast was affected.

Now, more than a week on, the authorities are still warning people to keep away from the site because more movement is yet to come.

Lyme Regis Coastguards were called to reports of people climbing in the landslip area on Sunday afternoon, despite numerous warning signs and police cordons.

Graham Turner, coastguard station officer for Lyme Regis, said: "It is not over and it is still a very dangerous site.

"At the moment it is what we class as stabilised. What people don't understand with this type of slip is that pressure from behind has caused it, rather than just a fall. That pressure has definitely been relieved but we are not convinced it is over.

"It is still an area of concern for us and our advice still - even for locals - is admire from afar, do not go near."

Mr Turner said their main concern now is rubbish spilling on to the beach from the old landfill site behind.

He said: "There won't be a slip of the magnitude that we have already had but we definitely think there will be more, specifically as it's got to the edge of the ash tip, which has an infill of about 40 years. That won't be compacted yet and includes big items like water tanks, immersion heaters and bits of cars.

"The beach is also very dangerous with the amount of broken glass from the tip. It won't stop people but we advise them to wear sensible shoes."

If waste continues to fall, Mr Turner said the environmental impact could be devastating. "Being a municipal dump for many years there were no restrictions on what you could dump like there are today, so if the tip comes out in its entirety there will be lots of contaminants and hazardous waste."

In the meantime, the county council's summer fossil warden, Stuart Godman, will start patrolling beaches around Lyme and Charmouth this weekend to make sure people are fossil hunting responsibly.

Mr Godman said: "The best and safest place to find fossils is on the beach where the sea has done all the hard work, washing away the soft mud to leave well preserved fossils in the sand and gravel."

It is still possible to walk between Lyme and Charmouth, although people are being warned to check with the experts as the beach walk will be cut off sooner than expected with the incoming tide.