There are many acronyms for Conservation Terms and here we explain a few of the more common ones. AONB – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty A designation arising from the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, where selected areas were designated for their beauty and unique qualities – the only difference … Continue reading Acronyms Explained
Category: Environment
East Head – The Current Position
Posted on 01 Apr 2008 East Head survived the storms of February and March this year in relatively good condition. The beach recharge, undertaken in 2005, at the main point of erosion at the Neck and Hinge of the feature, did not take the full brunt of the storm or the tidal surge, about 1 … Continue reading East Head – The Current Position
East Head Latest Studies
Posted on 10 Oct 2007 Records over the last three hundred years show that east head has moved from a west east orientation through ninety degrees to north south. The thorny question now is what happens next? Then what to do about existing outdated defences and what if any future defence work is sensible. Latest … Continue reading East Head Latest Studies
East Head Update
Posted on 01 Oct 2007 East Head in Chichester Harbour is seen in this recent aerial photograph lying north south, with the Hinge at the bottom connecting it to West Wittering Beach. Records over the last three hundred years show that it has moved from west east through ninety degrees. The thorny question now is … Continue reading East Head Update
Shingle beaches of the Solent
Posted on 22 Aug 2005 Wind and waves have built the beaches and shingle spits of the Solent. They vary from the great spits at Hurst Point and Calshot protecting the Western Solent and the entrance to Southampton Water, to the small spits of Newtown Creek, a wonderful secluded harbour. Most of the spits of … Continue reading Shingle beaches of the Solent
Esso oil spill prompts Solent Protection Society further call for Esso to use only double hull tankers to Fawley Refinery
Posted on 28 Feb 2005 On 4th February 2005 an Esso chartered medium sized single hull tanker collided with a similar ship in open sea 27 miles north off Port Said, Egypt resulting in a reported spill of about 6,000 barrels of Esso crude oil into the almost tideless Mediterranean. The world tanker fleet is … Continue reading Esso oil spill prompts Solent Protection Society further call for Esso to use only double hull tankers to Fawley Refinery
Solent Protection Society 