Langstone Harbour is an inlet of the English Channel east of the city of Portsmouth and west of Hayling Island. The English Channel ( French:La Manche) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ... Hayling Island is an island on the south coast of England, in the county of Hampshire. ...
Together with Chichester Harbour, which is at the other (eastern) side of Hayling Island it is designated as a Special Protection Area for wildlife. West of Portsmouth is Portsmouth Harbour and the three linked harbours are important recreational and conservation areas as well as supporting commercial fishing and shipping. It is administered by the Langstone Harbour Board. Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south and west of the city of Chichester on the English Channel Primarily it is used by yachts it is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ... A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ...
It contains Baker's Island, North Binness Island, South Binness Island and Long Island. These are subject to erosion and during the 1990s a seven-year archaeology project took place before their history was lost to the seas. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...
LangstoneHarbour, the sea area between Portsea and Hayling Island, with about 25km of shore line is an internationally important site for wildlife of many sorts and birds in particular.
This tidal inlet on the eastern side of the entrance to the harbour and the northern shore of the Sinah peninsula is important as an intertidal feeding area for birds and its shingle ridges which are used in winter by large numbers of waders at high tide.
LangstoneHarbour is part of a huge sea water network involving the three harbours (Portsmouth, Langstone and Chichester) and the outer Solent.
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