Southeast Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme

Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Southeast Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme. The programme provides a consistent regional approach to coastal process monitoring, providing information of the development of strategic shoreline management plans, coastal defence strategies and operational management of coastal protection and flood defence.
The programme is managed on behalf of the Coastal Groups and is funded by DEFRA, in partnership with the maritime Local Authorities and the Environment Agency.




Programme Background
Data collection is co-ordinated at regional centres on behalf of the Coastal Groups and the Environment Agency
Organisation
The programme is managed regionally by Lead Authorities, based around the coastal sediment cells
Coastal Cell |
Coastal Group |
Lead Authority |
Isle of Grain to Beachy Head | Southeast Coastal Group | Canterbury City Council |
Beachy Head to Selsey Bill | Southeast Coastal Group |
Adur & Worthing Councils |
Selsey Bill to Portland Bill | Southern Coastal Group |
New Forest District Council |
Some parts of the data collection programme are organised on a region-wide basis
Aerial photography and lidar |
Channel Coastal Observatory |
Wave and tide data |
Channel Coastal Observatory |
Data management | Channel Coastal Observatory |
Project Board
The Project Board provides the guidance and direction for the Regional Monitoring Programme and includes representatives of all lead partners
Bryan Curtis
Southeast Coastal Group
Environment Agency (Southern Region)
Project Team
Stuart McVey |
New Forest District Council |
Dr Charlie Thompson |
Channel Coastal Observatory |
Dan Amos | Worthing Borough Council |
Claire French |
Canterbury City Council |
Andy Pearce |
Coastal Partners |
Steve Woolard | Coastal Partners |
Dr Uwe Dornbusch![]() |
Environment Agency (Southern Region) |
Samuel Pitman |
Channel Coastal Observatory |
Data Management and Survey Teams
Canterbury City Council
Adur & Worthing Councils
Dan AmosCoastal Partners
New Forest District Council
Paul AldertonWilliam Amos
Steve Cook
Dr Thomas Dhoop
Catherine Eastick
Peter Ferguson
Sally Hawkins
Stuart McVey
Poppy Mylroie
Amy North
Samuel Pitman
Dr Charlie Thompson
Environment Agency
Dr Uwe DornbuschProject Partners
The following partners all contribute to the running of the programmeMedway District Council
Swale Borough Council
Canterbury
Thanet District Council
Dover District Council
Shepway District Council
Hastings
Wealdon District Council
Eastbourne
Lewis
Brighton & Hove
Adur District Council
Worthing
Arun District Council
Chichester District Council
Havant Borough Council
Portsmouth
Gosport
Fareham
Eastleigh
Southampton
New Forest District Council
Survey Programme Schedule
The following maps show the extent of survey for each data type for the six year survey programme 2021 - 2027.
The one page summaries below give details of the survey programme for each management unit:
Cell 4 - Isle of Grain to Selsey Bill
Cell 5 - Selsey Bill to Portland Bill
5aCPU3 | West Beach to Bracklesham | 5fPHB14 | Lilliput Pier to Salterns Marina |
5aCPU4 | Bracklesham to East Wittering | 5fPHB13 | Salterns Marina to Parkstone Yacht Club |
5aCPU5 | Cakeham Estate to East Head | 5fPHB12 | Parkstone Bay and Baiter Park |
5aCPU6 | Sandy Point to Inn on the Beach | 5fPHB11 | Town Quay |
5aCPU7 | Inn on the Beach to Langstone Harbour Entrance | 5fPHB10 | Holes Bay (E, N & W) |
5aLANHbr | Hayling Billy Trail | 5fPHB9 | Hamworthy Quays |
5aCPU8 | Langstone Harbour Entrance to Southsea Castle | 5fPHB8 | Defence 681/2442 to Hamworthy Quay |
5aCPU9 | Southsea Castle to Portsmouth Harbour Entrance | 5fPHB7 | Rockley |
5bPoHbr | Porchester Castle to Fareham Quay | 5fPHB6 | Lychett Bay |
5bCPU10 | Portsmouth Harbour Entrance to Fort Gilkicker | 5fPHB5 | Holton Point to Hyde's Quay |
5bCPU11 | Fort Gilkicker to Browndown Ranges | 5fPHB4 | Hyde's Quay to South Haven Point |
5bCPU12 | Lee-on-the-Solent to Hill Head Harbour | 5fPHB3 | Brownsea Island (Undefended Western Section) |
5bCPU13 | Hill Head Harbour to Solent Breezes | 5fPHB2 | Brownsea Island (Eastern Defended Section) |
5bCPU14 | Solent Breezes to Hook Lake | 5fPHB1 | The Islands (excluding Brownsea) Furzey, Green Round, Long Islands |
5bHAM8 | Hook Park to Warsash North |
5fSTU4 | Shell Bay |
5bHAM7 | Warsash North to Crableck Marina |
5fSTU3 | Studland Sandspit |
5bHAM6 | Crableck Marina |
5fSTU2 | Studland Sandspit to The Warren |
5bHAM5 | Crableck Marina to Swanwick Shore Road |
5fSTU1 | The Warren to Handfast Point |
5bHAM4 | Swanwick Shore Road to Badnam Creek |
5fSWA5 | Handfast Point to Ballard Point |
5bHAM3 | Badnam Creek to Lands End Lane |
5fSWA4 | Ballard Point to Sheps Hollow |
5bHAM2 | Lands End Lane to Satchell Marshes |
5fSWA3 | Sheps Hollow to Outfall Jetty |
5bHAM1 | Satchell Marshes to Hamble Common Point |
5fSWA2 | Outfall Jetty to Swanage Pier |
5cNET6 | Hamble Common Point to Hamble Oil Terminal | 5fSWA1 | Swanage Pier to Peveril Point |
5cNET5 | Hamble Oil Terminal to Ensign Industrial Park | 5fDUR3 | Peveril Point to Durlston Cliff Flats |
5cNET4 | Ensign Industrial Park to Cliff House | 5fDUR2 | Durlston Cliff Flats |
5cNET3 | Cliff House to Netley Hard | 5fDUR1 | Durlston Cliff Flats to Durlston Head |
5cNET2 | Netley Hard to Netley Castle | 5gCPU14c | Durlston Head to Anvil Point |
5cNET1 | Netley Castle to Weston Point | 5gCPU14b | Anvil Point to Seacombe Cliff |
5cITCH4 | Weston Point to Cobden Bridge |
5gCPU14a | Seacombe Cliff to St Aldheim's Head |
5cITCH3 | Cobden Bridge to Woodmill Lane Bridge |
5gCPU13c | St Aldheim's Head to Boat House |
5cITCH2 | Woodmill Lane Bridge to Ocean Village |
5gCPU13b | Boat House to Chapmans Pool (West) |
5cITCH1 | Ocean Village to Southampton Port |
5gCPU13a | Chapmans Pool (West) to Egmont Bight |
5cTEST6 | Southampton Port to Redbridge |
5gCPU12d | Egmont Bight to Clavel Tower |
5cTEST5 | Redbridge to Eling Creek |
5gCPU12c | Clavel Tower to White House |
5cTEST4 | Eling Creek to Royal Navy Armaments Depot |
5gCPU12b | White House to Kimmerige Bay (West) |
5cTEST3 | Royal Navy Armaments Depot to Cracknore Hard |
5gCPU12a | Kimmerige Bay (West) to Broad Bench |
5cTEST2 | Cracknore Hard to Marchwood Military Port |
5gCPU11 | Broad Bench to Worbarrow Tout |
5cTEST1 | Marchwood Military Port to Hythe Marina |
5gCPU10d | Worbarrow Tout to Arish Mell (East) |
5cFAW1-7 | Hythe Sailing Club to Lee side of Calshot Spit | 5gCPU10c | Arish Mell (East) to Arish Mell (West) |
5cLYM14 | Calshot Spit | 5gCPU10b | Arish Mell (West) to Mackerel Rock |
5cLYM13 | Calshot Spit to Hillhead | 5gCPU10a | Mackerel Rock to Bacon Hole |
5cLYM12 | Hillhead to South of Bourne Gap | 5gCPU9 | Bacon Hole to Lulworth Cove (East) |
5cLYM11 | South of Bourne Gap to East of Stone Point | 5gCPU8b | Lulworth Cove |
5cLYM10 | East of Stone Point to Lepe | 5gCPU8a | Lulworth Cove (West) to Stair Hole |
5cLYM9 | Lepe to Inchmery | 5gCPU7c | Stair Hole to Man O’War Rocks |
5cLYM8 | Beaulieu River | 5gCPU7b | Man O'War Rocks to Bats Head |
5cLYM7 | Warren Farm Spit | 5gCPU7a | Bats Head to White Nothe |
5cLYM6 | Warren Beach Cottage to Pitts Deep | 5gCPU6g | White Nothe to Ringstead Bay (West) |
5cLYM5 | Pitts Deep to Elms Court | 5gCPU6f | Ringstead Bay (West) to Ringstead |
5cLYM4 | Lymington River | 5gCPU6e | Ringstead to Osmington Mills (East) |
5cLYM3 | Lymington Yacht Haven to Saltgrass Lane | 5gCPU6d | Osmington Mills (East) to Goggins Barrow |
5cLYM2 | Saltgrass Lane to North Point | 5gCPU6c | Goggins Barrow to Osmington Bay Holiday Centre (West) |
5cLYM1 | North Point to Hurst Castle | 5gCPU6b | Osmington Bay Holiday Centre (West) to Osmington Bay Holiday Centre (East) |
5fCBY7 | Hurst Spit | 5gCPU6a | Osmington Bay Holiday Centre (East) to Redcliff Point |
5fCBY6 | Milford-on-Sea | 5gCPU5e | Redcliff Point to Bowleaze Cove (East) |
5fCBY5 | Becton to Hordle Cliff | 5gCPU5d | Bowleaze Cove |
5fCBY4 | Barton-on-Sea | 5gCPU5c | Bowleaze Cove to Overcombe |
5fCBY3 | Naish | 5gCPU5b | Overomcbe to Preston Beach Groyne |
5fCBY2 | Avon Beach to Highcliffe | 5gCPU5a | Preston Beach Groyne to Commercial Pier |
5fCBY1 | Mudeford Sandbank | 5gCPU4 | Commercial Pier (Pleasure Pier Weymouth) to South Pier (Stone Pier Weymouth) |
5fCHB5 | Mudeford Quay | 5gCPU3 | South Pier (Stone Pier Weymouth) to North Breakwater |
5fCHB4 | Mudeford Town Frontage | 5gCPU2e | Portland Breakwaters |
5fCHB3 | Grimbury Marshes to Stanpit |
5gCPU2d | Fleet Opening (North) to Fleet Opening (South) |
5fCHB2 | Southside of Christchurch Harbour | 5gCPU2c | Fleet Opening (South) to North End Of Tank Farm |
5fCHB1 | Harbour side of Mudeford Sandbank | 5gCPU2b | North End Of Tank Farm to Portland Castle |
5fPBY3 | Hengistbury Head to Warren Hill | 5gCPU2a | Portland Castle to Portland Breakwater |
5fPBY2 | Warren Hill Point to House Cafe | 5gCPU1f | Portland Breakwater to Rifle Ranges (Disused) |
5fPBY1b | Point House Café to Bournemouth Boundary | 5gCPU1e | Rifle Ranges (Disused) to Grove Point |
5fPBY1a | Bournemouth Boundary to Sandbanks Ferry Slipway | 5gCPU1d | Grove Point to Church Ope Cove (North) |
5fPHB17 | Sandbanks Ferry Slipway to North Haven Point | 5gCPU1c | Church Ope Cove (North) to Church Ope Cove (South) |
5fPHB16 | North Haven Point to Whitley Lake | 5gCPU1b | Church Ope Cove (South) to Southwell Slip |
5fPHB15 | Whitley Lake | 5gCPU1a | Southwell Slip to Bill of Portland |
Contact us
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