About the Study

SCOPAC Committee

Chairperson Councillor Mrs M Penfold MBE, West Dorset District Council.

Vice-Chair Councillor Jackie Branson, Havant Borough Council.

Technical assistance provided to Councillors by Mr Lyall Cairns (Southern Coastal Group Chair) and Dr Samantha Cope (SCOPAC Research Chair).

Introduction & Acknowledgements

Methods

Map Design, Symbols & Reliability

User Guide

Bibliographic Database

The STS 2012 update

The 2012 update of the SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study (STS) was funded by the Environment Agency under FDGiA, grant number LDW 41230, with additional contributions from SCOPAC.

It is referenced as: New Forest District Council (2017). 2012 Update of Carter, D., Bray, M., & Hooke, J., 2004 SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study, www.scopac.org.uk/sts.

Sediment Transport Study 2012

HOME BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE

11 - Redcliff Point to Durlston Head (Purbeck)

Sediment Transport Study Update 2012

The SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study area spans the coastline between Start Point, Devon and Beachy Head, East Sussex and is broken down into 27 sediment units.

To view the sediment transport information for an area, simply click on one of the sediment units marked on the map below; each presents a detailed map illustrating sediment type, direction, volume, transport mechanism and reliability of information for that unit. Please refer to the User Guide for further details.

The supporting information is based on a review of literature from the SCOPAC Bibliographic Database and Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme data analysis up to December 2012.

01 Start Point to Berry Head

02 Berry Head to Hope’s Nose (Tor Bay)

03 Hope’s Nose, Torquay to Holcombe

04 Holcombe to Straight Point (including Exe Estuary)

05 Straight Point to Otterton Ledge

06 Otterton Ledge to Beer Head

07 Beer Head to Lyme Regis

08 Lyme Regis to West Bay

09 West Bay to Portland Bill

10 Isle of Portland and Weymouth Bay

11 Redcliff Point to Durlston Head (Purbeck)

12 Durlston Head to Handfast Point