An exciting new historic building restoration project in Chichester Harbour National Landscape has been recognised with a Heritage Trust award.North Barn at Itchenor Park Farm won the commercial category in the recent Sussex Heritage Trust Awards 2025. The awards celebrate excellence in architecture, conservation, and craftsmanship across Sussex and the best in new design, rejuvenation […]
A new byelaw has come into force within the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) district relating to the gathering of marine organisms in the intertidal area. This is good news for wildlife within the harbour, enabling the regulation and recording for a range of marine organisms including shellfish, bait species and seaweeds. This […]
Chichester Harbour Conservancy has produced three exciting new animations explaining the issues affecting our precious coastal habitats and what we can do to protect them. Narrated by “Terri the Tern”, the short films take you over, alongside and under the waters of Chichester Harbour, providing a unique view into the threats facing our wildlife. The […]
A blog post by Helen Winter, Chichester Harbour Education Officer. As the exam season is now upon us, I reflect on all the students that have visited us at Chichester Harbour in the last year, my first year as Education Officer at the Education Centre here at Chichester Harbour Conservancy. This time last year I […]
We caught up with Lottie and Poppy Johns from Harbour Oysters to find out how the 4000 native oysters under the jetties at Emsworth Yacht Harbour are getting on. The oysters were introduced into cages under the jetties in March, a project funded through the Friends of Chichester Harbour. The oyster cages need regular checks […]
If you take to the waters of Chichester Harbour in the summer, you can help our coastal birds breed successfully for future generations… Each year, coastal birds including Little Terns, Oystercatchers and Ringed Plover attempt to nest on Chichester Harbour’s shingle spits and islands. There are very few places around the harbour that are free […]
Two sections of footpath 1 between Itchenor and West Wittering will be temporarily closed on weekdays between: 19 May 25 – 13 June 25 The footpath closures are to allow surface improvement works to be undertaken by contractors appointed by West Sussex County Council. This map shows the sections that will be closed with the […]
Efforts to protect and restore the natural beauty of Chichester Harbour took another step forward last week when key stakeholders gathered at the latest Chichester Harbour Action Summit. Senior figures from a range of influential organisations came together for their bi-annual review of progress on projects to reverse the environmental decline of the harbour identified […]
Chichester Harbour Conservancy will be hosting a public drop-in session for people to view plans for the footpath and habitat creation at Apuldram meadow. The project is titled Fishbourne Footpath to Nature Recovery. When: Early autumn – date TBC Notifications will be sent out by our monthly newsletter. Where: Fishbourne Church Hall, St. Peter & […]
Chichester Harbour Conservancy is calling for a stronger voice to protect the Chichester Harbour National Landscape in the planning system. Chichester Harbour National Landscape is under significant pressure from development. In the last 2 years more than 750 dwellings have been approved on the boundary of the National Landscape and there is a target for […]
Quick action by a member of the public has helped the Chichester Harbour Patrol to apprehend and prosecute two speeding jet-skiers. The two jet-skiers were spotted exceeding the 8 knots speed limit in the harbour in violation of harbour byelaws. The incident took place on a busy day last summer when lots of small sailing […]
Chichester Harbour has a new weather station. Emsmet, has been installed on the southerly cardinal marker at the southern end of the Emsworth channel. The new Emsmet station is now active and joins Chimet and Cambermet in providing important weather services for water users in Chichester Harbour. You can now access weather reports from Emsmet, […]