5 hurst + sturt v2

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Hurst Spit

And Sturt Pond

30 000 tonnes nourishment

96/97 124 000 tonnes Granite from Norway – rock revetment

Rock Groyne / Stronghold

Sturt Pond - floculation

Tidal race, returning salt water

Keyhaven Salt Marshes

Short flat section

Inter tidal reach

Supply of material

• PROTECTED - Groynes at Highcliffe, Barton and Milford

• UNPROTECTED Highcliffe Castle, East of Chewton Bunny + Naish Cliffs, Milford Golf Course, Sea Wall, revetment and

Stronghold prevents erosion.

Variety of sources of sediment –Offshore, nourishment + undercliff