A VIDEO shows the moment a Second World War bomb was detonated in a controlled explosion after four separate bombs were found on Ynyslas Beach in one week.

The video (below), recorded by Sharon Davis-Culham, shows a typical sunny day at the popular beach and nature reserve, which is interrupted by a loud bang and the sight of a small black cloud rising from the sand in an explosion.

The device was discovered by Mrs Davis-Culham at 10.45am on Wednesday, 24 August, and within 10 minutes of calling emergency services, Coastguards were on scene to set up a cordon around the device.

The Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EODU) were requested to travel from Plymouth to safely detonate the device, and before they arrived, Coastguards discovered two other items, with all three destroyed by the EODU at 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Borth Coastguards then returned to the beach the next day after another item of ordnance was found by a member of the public, and the EODU returned to destroy the bomb.

And Ali Chedgy, manager of the Natural Resources Wales Dyfi Ynyslas Nature Reserve and Coastguard Rescue Officer, warned beachgoers to be on alert over the Bank Holiday weekend.

“This year there has been a significant increase in the amount that has been exposed, due to tidal sand movements,” an NRW spokesperson said.

“These have all been reported to the UK Coastguard and made safe by the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Unit."