Proposals for new sea defences for the island city of Portsmouth are gaining increasing visibility among local residents, with two seemingly opposing views both now being publicly debated. This work is in response to the Environment Agency Flood Risk Assessment, which predicts the sea level rising by up to 1.2 metres within the next one … Continue reading City of Portsmouth – Flood Defences
Tag: Coastal erosion
Work to Start at East Head
This is a good news story about cooperation between the voluntary sector and government agencies. Steps have been agreed which will be carried out to reduce the risk of a breach of the delicate part of the sand spit known as The Hinge at East Head, at the mouth of Chichester Harbour. At a time … Continue reading Work to Start at East Head
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 Then what to do about existing outdated defences and what if any future defence work is sensible.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
Solent Protection Society 