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Christchurch Bay & New forest
Christchurch Bay
Erosion: Headlands & Bays/ Crack, Cave, Arch, Stack,Stump e.g Old Harry Rocks- Handfast Point, Isle of Purbeck on the Jurassic Coast or Needles IOW
Deposition: Mudeford Spit- Connected to Hengistbury Head and forms a partial boundary to Christchurch Harbour, Dorset
management
Wooden/rock groynes at Hengistbury Head- South beach, Dorset, UK., gabions (17 groynes between HH/Mudeford
why protect
Land behind valuable, expensive beach huts (£300,000), SSSI- 320 species, tourist hotspot 1 million visitors a year
why manage
Why Manage? Land easily eroded due to soft geology,strong destructive waves otherwise mass movement
how
£33m project starting in 2021,
beach nourishment
from IOW,
200m gabions, 215m long rock groyne
stopping erosion from base of cliff (more durable).
confict
Sand taken from IOW causing erosion there.
Barton on Sea not protected as beach is starved of
sediment due to the long groyne,
house prices rising.
New forest
South Coast of England
climate
4 distinct seasons and rain all year
round.Warm Summers/Mild Winters
vegetation
deciduous forest
oak tree
producers
grasses
mosses
primary consumers
rabit
mouse
horse
dear
secondry consumers
fox
owl
decomposer
worm
fingi