Category: "in-your-area"
Selsey Coastal Scheme Public Events
In April, Coastal Partners is holding two public events to inform you about the progress of the Selsey Coastal Scheme. We hope to greet you at one of the drop-in events, which will focus on coastal defence options in your area. 📍 Join us at the... read more »
World's longest walking route
King Charles has inaugurated the longest managed coastal walking route in the world, opening a continuous footpath stretching around the entire coast of England. The King Charles III England Coast Path runs approximately 2,689 miles and, for the first time, allows walkers to follow England’s shoreline without interruption, passing through salt... read more »
East Beach Pond Water Quality
Chichester District Council has been supporting The Manhood Wildlife & Heritage Group with their project to monitor water quality in East Beach Pond, Selsey. The group contacted the council’s Environmental Strategy Team last year and were put in contact with the Environment Agency. As a result, the group were... read more »
2024 Sussex IFCA Shellfish Summary
Sussex IFCA has released the 2024 Shellfish Permit Catch Return Summary. It includes permit numbers, species landings, and seasonal trends in fishing effort and efficiency.read more »
New Tree Research
British woodlands and trees will benefit from new research aimed at boosting protection against pests and diseases, announced today (Tuesday 6 May). Our plants and trees are estimated to contribute £4.1 billion per year to the UK’s economy – their vast canopies are teeming with birds and insects, they help... read more »
2024 CHASM Sediment Report
This report provides an update of analysis conducted as part of the CHASM (Crustacean, Habitats and Sediment Movement) project carried out by the University of Southampton in summer 2024. It seeks to understand environmental change from a sediments perspective, and sets out to answer a series of questions using... read more »
Blue Health
How does the sea benefit our health and wellbeing? Have you ever gazed out at the sea and felt the world become smaller? Perhaps you have swum in its waters and felt that time stood still, that the noise and chatter of the world faded away to a distant whisper, or... read more »
Rivers and Seas Watch
Rivers and Seas Watch is the new online service from Southern Water. It replaces Beach Buoy and provides near real-time information about storm overflow releases across the Southern Water region. When a potential storm overflow release is identified by their monitoring equipment (EDMs), a release event is created and... read more »
National Wealth Service
A new natural capital approach is needed if we are to save nature is the stark warning issued as a major new report on the state of our natural world is launched by Natural England. “Nature is the national wealth service”: says Natural England Chair, Tony Juniper, as he calls... read more »
Three Harbours Strategy
The RSPB is delighted to inform you that the Three Harbours Strategy 2024-2028 is now published! Fay Pisani, Project Development Manager – Three Harbours, said the following: I’m enormously grateful to all of you for supporting the work of the partnership to get us to this milestone and I’m confident... read more »
Fibreglass Chichester Oysters and Mussels
A new study by the University of Brighton has revealed worrying levels of fibreglass in oysters and mussels in Chichester Harbour. This marks the first time fibreglass or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) particles have been found entering the food chain. Follow this link to read the study into fibreglass... read more »
Sussex Kelp Recovery
The Sussex Kelp Recovery Project, has published a Progress and Impact report to celebrate three years of seabed protection in Sussex. Follow this link to read this report and others on the Reports section of the Sussex Kelp Recovery websiteread more »
Solent Seascape Project
The Solent Seascape Project is a 5 year project working to restore a number of habitats across the Solent. The CHaPRoN Project in Chichester Harbour is one of ten partners involved. Follow this link to find out more about the Solent Seascape Projectread more »
Sussex Kelp Recovery Project
This year the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project celebrates its third anniversary. In March 2021, over 300km² of seabed was protected from trawling by the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority. This saw the creation of the largest marine rewilding project in the UK - Sussex Kelp Recovery Project. Since then, they... read more »
BBC Breakfast Water Quality Special plus 'Our Sea Forest'
If you missed this BBC Breakfast Water Quality Special on Tues 5th September 2023, which was filmed at Langstone Harbour, worry not! The Clean Harbours Partnership Team have curated and uploaded the most pertinent segments relating to the Clean Harbours Partnership's efforts on their YouTube channel. You can watch... read more »
The Future of Seaside Towns Follow Up Report
Following up on the 2017 government report on seaside towns, an new report including the Levelling Up Agenda and a review on progress has been issued. The original report looks at the regeneration of seaside towns and communities and suggests that the 'one size fits all' approach should be avoided,... read more »
Life Solved Live
Life Solved Live is a lecture series held by the University of Portsmouth presenting discoveries intended to change the way you see and understand things. The introductory lecture by Professor Alex Ford discussed the shocking truth behind our pollutants and our marine life in his talk ‘Sex changing sea... read more »
Shipwrecks - friend or foe?
Within the CHASM project we are extremely fortunate to be receiving help from the license holder of a nearby historic wreck in Bracklesham Bay. The wreck itself is showing us a great deal about changes in the marine environment and makes a positive contribution to the project. A recent read more »
Coastal landfill sites
A new survey on threats from coastal landfill sites has been produced by Coastal Partners in association with the LGA Coastal Special Interest Group and the Coastal Group Network. The survey reveals that hundreds of historic coastal landfill sites across the country are at risk of polluting Britain’s beaches... read more »
CHaPRoN
Chichester Harbour Conservancy are running a project to help respond to the increasing pressures on Chichester Harbour. Called CHaPRoN (Chichester Harbour Protection and Recovery of Nature), it is a long-term partnership initiative whose key objective is to protect, enhance and drive recovery of the natural environment within Chichester Harbour and help create a landscape... read more »