{"id":3602,"date":"2016-01-14T16:09:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2016-01-14T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T16:16:24","slug":"chichester-harbour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/environment\/chichester-harbour\/","title":{"rendered":"Chichester Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 74km2<\/sup>, Chichester Harbour is the largest natural estuary in South East England. It is a living, working landscape, where over 10,000 people live. The Harbour straddles the county boundary between West Sussex and Hampshire, and every year, around 1.5 million people visit, whether to sail the waters or walk the network of footpaths.<\/p>\n

There are 14 sailing clubs in the Harbour and some 5,200 moorings and berths. At peak time, over 12,000 boats can be found on the water, whether to participate in competitive sporting events or to enjoy recreational cruising.<\/p>\n

The Harbour is also a bird watchers paradise, where over 51,000 water fowl feed, rest and breed. Of particular note is the Brent Goose, an iconic migratory bird. During the winter months over 10,000 Brent Geese visit Chichester Harbour constituting 5% of the international population. There is also an established colony of seals, which bask in the sun and swim between Langstone and Chichester Harbours.<\/p>\n

The area is recognised for its ecological importance through a number of complementary international, national and local designations. The management of the landscape is guided by a statutory Management Plan (2014-2019), a strategic partnership document encompassing shared approaches to looking after this protected area that are consistent with these designations.<\/p>\n

Chichester Harbour is intensively used. Its day-to-day management presents significant challenges for the principal guardian organisation, Chichester Harbour Conservancy<\/a>, to help look after water safety on the one hand, and nature conservation on the other. Only through integration will a truly joined-up, coherent and sustainable approach be established.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
AONB<\/strong><\/td>\nArea \u00a0 of Outstanding Natural Beauty<\/td>\nThe \u00a0 highest landscape designation in England and Wales, equivalent to National \u00a0 Park, with the purpose to conserve and enhance natural beauty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSSI<\/strong><\/td>\nSite \u00a0 of Special Scientific Interest<\/td>\nA \u00a0 national conservation designation. There is one large SSSI that spans the \u00a0 Harbour, incorporating all of the water and the fringe with the land.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPA<\/strong><\/td>\nSpecial \u00a0 Protection Area<\/td>\nThe \u00a0 Langstone and Chichester Harbour SPA is a European duty to safeguard the \u00a0 habitats of migratory birds and certain particularly threatened birds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ramsar<\/strong><\/td>\nRamsar \u00a0 Site<\/td>\nAn \u00a0 international conventional that recognises the importance of wetlands, \u00a0 especially as a waterfowl habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAC<\/strong><\/td>\nSpecial \u00a0 Area of Conservation<\/td>\nThe \u00a0 Solent Maritime SAC is a European duty to conserves natural habitats and wild \u00a0 fauna and flora.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SNCI \/ SINC<\/strong><\/td>\nSite \u00a0 of Nature Conservation Importance (West Sussex) and Site of Importance for \u00a0 Nature Conservation (Hampshire)<\/td>\nEquivalent \u00a0 county designations for substantive local nature conservation and geological \u00a0 value. There are 15 SNCIs and 28 SINC, at Itchenor, Birdham, Dell Quay, \u00a0 Fishbourne, Chidham, Nutbourne, Thorney Island, Emsworth, Langstone and \u00a0 Hayling Island.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LNR<\/strong><\/td>\nLocal \u00a0 Nature Reserve<\/td>\nLocal \u00a0 sites designated for conservation and field teaching. There are 5 LNRs at \u00a0 Pilsey Island, the Thorney Channel, Thorney Island, Gutner Point and Sandy \u00a0 Point.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HER<\/strong><\/td>\nHistoric \u00a0 Environment Record<\/td>\nThere \u00a0 are 755 HER sites in Chichester Harbour, consisting of buildings, find spots \u00a0 and monuments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Figure 1. The range of designations that affect the management of Chichester Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At 74km2, Chichester Harbour is the largest natural estuary in South East England. It is a living, working landscape, where over 10,000 people live. The Harbour straddles the county boundary between West Sussex and Hampshire, and every year, around 1.5 million people visit, whether to sail the waters or walk the network of footpaths. There […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":100,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3602"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3602"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3609,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3602\/revisions\/3609"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}