Peter Pond is just west of Emsworth at Hermitage and was originally a working mill pond, supplying water to drive the old flour mill. Peter Pond is a ‘saline lagoon’ that is just under 3 acres in size. It is tidal, being connected to Chichester Harbour, and it naturally mixes fresh water with saltwater. The …
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Thorney Island
Thorney Island peninsula juts into Chichester Harbour and is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel called Great Deep. West Thorney village is on the island’s East coast and Thorney Island south of Great Deep has been a military base since 1938, when an RAF airfield was built as a fighter station for Coastal …
The River Ems
The much-sluiced river Ems runs for six miles (9.7 km) along the border of West Sussex before flowing into the large, coastal Chichester Harbour. According to research by David J Rudkin the River Ems has its source about one and a half miles (2.4 km) east of Stoughton. The Ems is not just a river …