The project team on site at Hengisbury Head (L-R) Peter Christie, BCP Council's South West Flood & Coastal (SWFaC) Capital Projects Manager; Alice Hall, A Hall Marine; Eva Walton, MSCi Marine Biology student, Southampton University; Renske Free & Phil Lamb, Boskalis...
The upgrade of Hengistbury Head Long Groyne is now complete, protecting up to 6,000 homes within the Poole and Christchurch Bays area. The works, which began in April 2024, enable the groyne to continue to reduce the risk of coastal erosion over the next 100 years....
Sean Fletcher (centre) and film crew from BBC Countryfile meet Matt Hosey (centre left), Head of Service at South West Flood & Coastal and team at Hengistbury Head Long Groyne to find out how BCP are defending the coast from flooding and erosion. Update 15 July...
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council will start work to repair and upgrade the Hengistbury Head Long Groyne in April, with on-site preparations starting from 11 March. The Long Groyne plays a critical role in reducing coastal flooding and erosion,...
Work to renew three timber groynes along Bournemouth’s East Cliff Beach starts next week as part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council’s continued work around protecting our coastline from erosion and flooding. Contractors will be on site from Monday (9...
