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.

Next Pagham Harbour Nature reserve photo

Pictures of Pagham Harbour - index

• Bed and breakfast
• Bed and breakfast around the Witterings
• Seaside holidays

• Arundel
• Bognor Regis
• Burgess Hill
• Chichester
• Crawley
• East Grinstead
• Haywards Heath
• Horsham
• Littlehampton
• Midhurst
• Petworth
• Shoreham-by-Sea
• Steyning
• Worthing

• 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

• Chichester Harbour, just round the corner from Pagham Harbour
• Pagham village
• Coastal Rowing clubs
• Sailing clubs and yacht clubs in West Sussex including Pagham Yacht Club
• Chichester Harbour sailing information
• Selsey village
• The story of how Selsey had always been at the mercy of the sea
SUSSEX INFO
• Full details of sports clubs in West Sussex
• West Sussex bed and breakfast guide

Wednesday February 08