Attempts to manage the changing coastline of Pagham Harbour
Pagham Harbour has been the site of a continuous battle between man and nature to manage the forces of the sea.
The Sussex coast is a dynamic place - the prevailing sea currents sweep up the English Channel from West to East.
This causes the phenomenon of Longshore Drift - the constant sweeping of sand and shingle along the Sussex coast following the direction from Selsey to Brighton.
Over the centuries man has tried to manage the environment of Pagham Harbour to allow its use both as a safe haven for boats, but also as farmland.
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ROOMS NEAR THE HARBOUR
WEST SUSSEX TOWNS
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
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MORE ABOUT PAGHAM HARBOUR
- Pagham Harbour home
- Common bird species at Pagham
- Longshore Drift
- Low Tide
- Pagham Flora and fauna
- Land reclaimation
- Bird roosting areas
- Management of the marine environment
- Pagham facts and figures
- Church Norton
- The Norman Castle
- More about the Castle
- Church Norton and St Wilfird
- Pagham Harbour entrance
- The marine environment
- The salt marsh
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