CALLS have been made for fences to be installed after more sightseers diced with death by standing right on the edge of crumbling cliffs at a beauty spot.

Groups have been photographed at the edge at the Seven Sisters and renewed calls have been made for people to beware of the dangers.

And now some have been calling for fencing to be installed along the cliff edge as an added protection.

After Newhaven Coastguard released the pictures on the internet Cassie Roberts wrote: “Can someone tell me why the area has not been fenced off? It is an accident waiting to happen.”

However the National Trust and South Downs National Park Authority are not in favour, saying warning signs are in place and natural erosion makes fencing impracticable.

They say it is important to educate people about the dangers and ensure organisations like local language schools and hotels are made aware so they can pass on the warnings to students and guests.

A National Trust spokesman said: “We are not intending to fence the cliff edge because the cliffs themselves are an obvious hazard and we have put in place clear signage.

“Fences are easy to climb over so wouldn’t stop visitors who wanted to get to the edge."

The Argus reported in May about the biggest cliff fall for decades at Seven Sisters when up to ten metres of cliff was lost.

A spokeswoman for the South Downs National Park Authority said: “It’s very worrying to see people putting themselves needlessly at risk in this way.

“Chalk can easily crumble and can collapse at any time and there are signs placed at points along the iconic Sussex Heritage Coast warning of the dangers.

“The Heritage Coast group have just agreed a new joint plan for this part of the coast which includes setting out how we’ll work together to develop training and familiarisation trips for people who are involved in tourism in the area – such as language schools, hotels and B&Bs.

“We don’t believe fencing off the more-than 10km of cliffs would solve the problem – where particularly high risk areas have been roped off and signed you will still see people climbing over to get to the edge.”

Senior Coastguard coastal operations officer for the area. Graham Easton, said: “We’ve seen a number of cliff collapses around the coast in recent months.

“It’s very clear that cliffs are very unstable in places.

“We want people to carry on enjoying our coastline – it’s very beautiful and we all love it too. “However, we really can’t stress enough how important it is to keep back from the edge. There is no ‘safe’ place to be.

"Some of the cracks that have appeared have been several feet away from the edge. Don’t be tempted to go and investigate.

"Don’t risk going to the edge to get a picture – it could be the last one you ever take."