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 and waterways, and shows that 26 coastal councils have sites already spilling large amounts of waste onto cliffs and beaches.

Follow this link to read the item on the LGA Coastal SIG website 'Coastal landfill time bomb needs urgent action'

Follow this link to read the Survey on coastal landfill sites

 

Coastal Management

A large part of the Manhood Peninsula is less than 5m above sea level and at risk from flooding, both inland and coastal. It is likely that climate change will increase this risk, through rising sea levels, rising water tables and increased precipitation intensity. Drainage is an increasing problem on the peninsula as the existing ditches are proving inadequate... Read More»

1950's Selsey Sea Defences

Sea defences have been required in the Manhood Peninsula for many years. A great deal of work was needed following a particularly bad storm in December 1951 which wrecked houses along the Selsey sea front, and led to their subsequent demolition.  Following is a gallery of images courtesy of Royal Haskoning, the Coastal Engineering Consultant for Chichester District, showing the coastline and sea defences evolve... Read More»

Archaeology at Medmerry

Medmerry,  the country's first and largest open coast managed re-alignment scheme, is located south of Chichester. The site is managed by the RSPB together with Pagham Harbour, however the scheme itself was built by the Environment Agency as a flood defence work for Selsey and the Manhood peninsula. During the build a great deal of important archaeology was discovered that rewrote... Read More»