World Ranger Day is on 31 July every year. Let’s take a look at how our rangers and volunteers have been working in the Chichester Harbour National Landscape recently. With a unique blend of coastal, wetland and terrestrial habitats, our rangers Rosie and Jack have a wide and varied work plan. Supported by a team […]
Our tern rafts were recently the subject of a podcast episode, made by The Wandering Ecologist, Pen Green. Pen joins our ecologist, Pete Hughes to find out all about the success of our tern rafts in restoring the Common Tern populations of Chichester Harbour. Part of the Return of the Tern project, the rafts provide […]
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 […]
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 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, […]