Shoreham Beach is a
Local Nature Reserve in
Shoreham-by-Sea
Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a coastal town and port in the Adur District, Adur district, in the county of West Sussex, England. In 2011 it had a population of 20,547.
The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs, to ...
in
West Sussex
West Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Cr ...
. It is owned and managed by
Adur District Council
Adur may refer to:
Places
* Adur, Anekal, a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India
* Adur, Azerbaijan, a village in the Quba Rayon
* Adur, Bangalore South, a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India
* Adur, Haveri, a village ...
.
The beach has vegetated shingle, which is an internationally rare habitat, with flora including
yellow horned poppy,
sea kale and
curled dock.
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Boardwalk
In 2011, Adur District Council installed the first section of a boardwalk along the beach which connected Ferry road and Shingle road. However, this included a 20-metre gap due to a dispute between the council and a property fronting the beach. In 2014, the gap was filled in, resulting in the completion of the first phase of the boardwalk. The second phase of development for the boardwalk was completed in 2015 as the boardwalk was extended further from Shingle road to The Burrells with an intersection created that would allow access adjacent to Winterton way. By 2018 the third phase of development was completed, this time extending the footpath to Forthaven. The 1.2 kilometre footpath could yet be extended further with phase four planning to extend the boardwalk from Ferry road west towards Beach green.
References
{{Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex
Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex