Beach management update: September 2025 works

We’re getting ready for a busy month of beach maintenance along the Pevensey Bay frontage!


From 7 September – The Sospan Dau vessel will begin delivering 20,000m³ of fresh shingle (that’s about 8 Olympic swimming pools!) onto the beach in front of the rocks just east of Sovereign Harbour. Work will be taking place during high tides over approximately 2–3 weeks.

Learn more: Shingle to be sprayed onto Pevensey Bay for annual top-up - GOV.UK

From 15 September – 2 Bulldozers will begin shingle reprofiling work to re-shape the beach:

  • One will work eastwards from the Environment Agency depot to rebuild the haul road to Old Martello Road in preparation for the recycling.
  • The second bulldozer will make its way to Cooden beach and work its way eastwards.

From 22 September – We’ll start recycling shingle, moving it to areas where it’s most needed.

Thanks for your support as we maintain the coastline and keep the community resilient to the risk of flooding!