It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to our dear colleague and friend, Mick Gladwin, who recently passed away, leaving behind a legacy as the irreplaceable heart and soul of our Solar Heritage Boat team. Mick’s journey with Chichester Harbour Conservancy began many years ago, following a distinguished career in the Navy. Upon […]
Summer seal-spotting trips on our solar-powered boat are back from Easter Sunday. In our recently published Harbour Life Magazine, we took a closer look into the secret lives of the Chichester Harbour Seals… Chichester Harbour is full of surprises, perhaps chief amongst them is the fact that we are home to the largest seal population […]
Last week a member of our team gave an online talk all about saltmarsh, one of our special harbour habitats. The talk was part of the Solent Seascape Project online winter talks series, each focussed on different seascape habitats of the Solent. As well as talking through the superpowers of saltmarsh, we looked at the […]
The team from Chichester Harbour Conservancy recently had to recover three discarded oil barrels from the harbour and shoreline. The large, 200 litre barrels were filled with used engine oil; one was recovered from the water and was leaking a small amount of oil. The spill was contained by the Chichester Harbour Conservancy team. The […]
In Chichester Harbour, education takes on a whole new dimension as the Chichester Harbour Education Centre team transform the great outdoors into an immersive learning experience. The impact of the Education Centre reaches far and wide with over 9,000 students from primary schools to secondary and beyond visiting each year. More than 200 schools, mainly […]
In the last 2 weeks, the masters of two motor vessels have been successfully prosecuted for speeding in Chichester Harbour, contravening the Chichester Harbour Byelaws. Mr Antony Payne of Chichester, and Mr Stephen Davies of Chichester were both found guilty of failing to navigate with care and caution, as well as exceeding the harbour’s 8kt […]
At Portsmouth Magistrates Court in January, James Cook, 62 years of Yeovil, Somerset pleaded guilty to setting a drift net in the Emsworth channel within Chichester Harbour causing an obstruction to a sailing yacht contrary to Chichester Harbour Byelaw 7 – Vessels used in Fishing. On 2 January 2024, the court heard how in the […]
Last month consensus was reached on the medium-term future of the sea defences between Langstone Millpond and Wade Lane. A joint statement has been issued by Havant Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, Chichester Harbour Conservancy, Natural England and the Environment Agency reflecting the collaborative approach: It is widely acknowledged that residents and visitors care deeply […]
The fake terns of Chichester Harbour were the stars of a recent BBC World Service Podcast – People Fixing the World. The podcast featured Chichester Harbour Conservancy’s nature recovery project officer, Jess Vagg talking about the use of “fake” terns. These models, known as “decoys” have been used as part of the Return of the […]
On Tuesday 12 December there was a public drop-in session at Havant Civic Centre about the technical report into options for the sea defences between Langstone Millpond and Wade Lane. The session was well-attended, with 71 members of the public coming to find out more, ask questions and express their opinions about the proposals. Representatives […]
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty renamed to underpin ambitious targets for nature Today marks the start of a new chapter in the story of designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales. The new name reflects our national importance: the vital contribution we make to protect the nation from the threats of […]
Chichester Harbour Conservancy is profoundly disappointed by the Planning Inspector’s decision to approve 300 new homes to be built on a greenfield agricultural site at Bosham. The site is on the boundary of Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Yet again, concerns for the health of the harbour and the need for a clear […]