A major two-phase coast protection project carried out 2005/06 and 2006/07 to renourish the beaches of Swanage, Poole and Bournemouth
Phase 1, winter 2005/06
Working with
Poole Harbour Commissioners
Main contractor
Van Oord Ltd
Start date
November 2005
End date
March 2006
Approximately 1.16 million m³ (1.74 million tonnes) of sand dredged from Poole Harbour channels and approaches was used to replenish beaches of Swanage and Poole, and at Bournemouth between Hengistbury Head and Southbourne.
Phase 2, winter 2006/07
Main contractor
Westminster Dredging Company
Start date
December 2006
End date
January 2007
The following winter the project continued at Bournemouth beach, between Boscombe and Alum Chine, using a further 700,000 m³ of sand from a Licensed Dredging Area off the Isle of Wight.