Chichester Harbour Residents and Visitors Survey 2024

This survey is for anyone with an interest in Chichester Harbour. We last undertook this survey in 2018, when over 1,000 people took part. Your views are important to us and we will use the results to shape how Chichester Harbour is managed into the future.

There are 16 questions and the survey should take less than 10 minutes of your time. All answers will be treated anonymously and the overall results will be published on Chichester Harbour Conservancy's website later in the year.

Responses are on an anonymous and individual basis, not by organisation. Thank you very much for taking part.

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* 1. How often do you visit Chichester Harbour?

Daily

A few times a week

Once a month

Once every 2-3 months

Once every 6 months

Once a year

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* 2. What brings you to Chichester Harbour?

I am a permanent resident

I am a part time resident (2nd home)

I am a day visitor from home, living outside the red boundary on the above map

I am on holiday

I am visiting family

I work here

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How do you usually travel to Chichester Harbour?

By bicycle

By boat

By foot

By vehicle (car, motorbike, van, etc.)

By public transport (bus, train)

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* 4. How far do you usually travel to get to Chichester Harbour?

Less than 5 miles

5-10 miles

11-20 miles

21-40 miles

41 miles or more

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* 5. What activities do you enjoy doing in Chichester Harbour? Please tick as many answers as you like.

Boating or sailing

Canoeing

Crabbing

Cycling

Dog walking

Educational visits

Family time

Fishing

Walking/running/using footpaths

Jet skiing

Kayaking

Painting

Photography

Picnicking

Rowing

Sightseeing (inc. scenery and views)

Stand-up paddleboarding

Studying nature/bird watching

Swimming

Visiting a historic site

Visiting a tourist attraction

Visiting a town or village

Visiting a pub/tea shop

Visiting a Sailing Club or Yacht Club

Windsurfing

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you use a vessel here, what type do you use? Please tick as many answers as you like.

Canoe

Foiling

Kayak

Motor boat

Motor cruiser

Personal watercraft (e.g. Jet Ski)

RIB (rigid inflatable boat)

Rower

Sailing dinghy

Sailing cruiser (e.g. a keel boat)

Stand-up paddleboard

Windsurfer

Yacht

Not applicable - I do not use any vessels

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Harbour dues fund the cost of running the Harbour and maintaining safety for all users. This includes maintaining navigation marks, jetties and slipways, conducting depth surveys, water quality monitoring, and harbour safety patrols. Do you think you get good value for the money that you pay in harbour dues? If you do not pay Harbour dues, you can skip this question.

No, poor value

Yes, excellent value

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 8. We are living in a climate crisis and the UK has a target to achieve net zero by 2050. Chichester Harbour Conservancy aspires to hit this target sooner. Are you thinking about switching to an electric car and/or vessel?

Yes, I am interested in driving an electric car around Chichester Harbour (or you currently do so)

Yes, I am interested in driving an electric vessel in Chichester Harbour (or you currently do so)

None of the above

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* 9. Are you aware of the nature conservation and restoration work of Chichester Harbour Conservancy? Please check all that you are familiar with.

Maintaining the Coastal Footpath

Events and Outreach Talks

Providing Farming Grants

Fish Surveys

Raising Awareness about Recreational Disturbance

The Return of the Terns Project (Habitat Restoration)

Saltmarsh Conservation

Sampling Water Quality

Seagrass Conservation

Tree Planting

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* 10. Chichester Harbour Conservancy provides a range of services for the benefit of local people and visitors, as well as adding to our knowledge of the area. How would you rate the following services?

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* 11. Chichester Harbour has the following environmental designations. Please can you tick all the ones you are aware of?

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB, renamed as a National Landscape in 2023) - protecting the landscape

Bass Nursery - protecting sea bass

Conservation Areas - to protect architectural and historic places of interest

Dark Sky Discovery Sites - to manage light pollution

Local Nature Reserves - for their natural and educational value

Local Wildlife Sites - of importance in West Sussex

Natura 2000 Site - protecting threatened species and habitats

Ramsar Site - protecting wetlands

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) - of importance in Hampshire

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) - protecting flora and fauna

Special Area of Conservation (SAC) - protecting habitats

Special Protection Area (SPA) - designated under the Birds Directive

The Water Framework Directive - protecting bathing waters

I was not aware of any of these designations

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* 12. Before completing this survey, were you aware of the following local organisations and their remit? Tick as many answers as you like.

Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the Harbour Authority and National Landscape Partnership (formerly the AONB Partnership)

Chichester Harbour Federation, representing Sailing Clubs, Chichester Harbour Race Week, and marine businesses

The Friends of Chichester Harbour, a charity organisation that aims to protect, conserve and enhance the natural environment

Chichester Harbour Trust, a charity dedicated to protect Chichester Harbour through land acquisitions

You can find out more about these separate yet complementary organisations by visiting their own websites.

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* 13. Chichester Harbour means different things to different people. What 3 words or phrases would you use to describe what Chichester Harbour means to you?

First Word or Phrase

Second Word or Phrase

Third Word or Phrase

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* 14. Chichester Harbour is under unprecedented pressure on several fronts. Please can you rank these issues in order of importance where 1 is the most important and 11 the least important.

Lack of affordable housing

Development pressure

Disturbance to coastal birds

Erosion of coastal footpaths

Loss of biodiversity

Plastic pollution

Sea level rise

Saltmarsh decline

Seagrass decline

Visitor pressure

Water Quality

These final questions will help us to understand who has completed the survey.

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* 15. Please state your age range.

Under 16

16 to 25

26 to 50

51 to 70

71 to 90

91 or over

Prefer not to say

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* 16. Please state your gender.

Female

Male

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

Thank you for taking part. Please click 'Done' to submit your results.

	Excellent	Average	Poor	Don't Know
Boat Trips on Solar Heritage	Boat Trips on Solar Heritage Excellent	Boat Trips on Solar Heritage Average	Boat Trips on Solar Heritage Poor	Boat Trips on Solar Heritage Don't Know
Boat Trips on Oyster Boat 'Terror' (with the Friends of Chichester Harbour and Emsworth Yacht Harbour)	Boat Trips on Oyster Boat 'Terror' (with the Friends of Chichester Harbour and Emsworth Yacht Harbour) Excellent	Boat Trips on Oyster Boat 'Terror' (with the Friends of Chichester Harbour and Emsworth Yacht Harbour) Average	Boat Trips on Oyster Boat 'Terror' (with the Friends of Chichester Harbour and Emsworth Yacht Harbour) Poor	Boat Trips on Oyster Boat 'Terror' (with the Friends of Chichester Harbour and Emsworth Yacht Harbour) Don't Know
Education Centre and School Trips	Education Centre and School Trips Excellent	Education Centre and School Trips Average	Education Centre and School Trips Poor	Education Centre and School Trips Don't Know
Ecological Advice	Ecological Advice Excellent	Ecological Advice Average	Ecological Advice Poor	Ecological Advice Don't Know
Farming and Land Management Guidance	Farming and Land Management Guidance Excellent	Farming and Land Management Guidance Average	Farming and Land Management Guidance Poor	Farming and Land Management Guidance Don't Know
Footpath Maintenance	Footpath Maintenance Excellent	Footpath Maintenance Average	Footpath Maintenance Poor	Footpath Maintenance Don't Know
Moorings and Navigation Mark Maintenance	Moorings and Navigation Mark Maintenance Excellent	Moorings and Navigation Mark Maintenance Average	Moorings and Navigation Mark Maintenance Poor	Moorings and Navigation Mark Maintenance Don't Know
Harbour Safety Patrol	Harbour Safety Patrol Excellent	Harbour Safety Patrol Average	Harbour Safety Patrol Poor	Harbour Safety Patrol Don't Know
Harbour Office Customer Service	Harbour Office Customer Service Excellent	Harbour Office Customer Service Average	Harbour Office Customer Service Poor	Harbour Office Customer Service Don't Know
Planning Service (responding to development applications)	Planning Service (responding to development applications) Excellent	Planning Service (responding to development applications) Average	Planning Service (responding to development applications) Poor	Planning Service (responding to development applications) Don't Know
Rangers (Volunteer Work Parties)	Rangers (Volunteer Work Parties) Excellent	Rangers (Volunteer Work Parties) Average	Rangers (Volunteer Work Parties) Poor	Rangers (Volunteer Work Parties) Don't Know
Salterns Way Cycle Route Maintenance	Salterns Way Cycle Route Maintenance Excellent	Salterns Way Cycle Route Maintenance Average	Salterns Way Cycle Route Maintenance Poor	Salterns Way Cycle Route Maintenance Don't Know
Co-ordinating Seal Counts (in partnership with Langstone Harbour)	Co-ordinating Seal Counts (in partnership with Langstone Harbour) Excellent	Co-ordinating Seal Counts (in partnership with Langstone Harbour) Average	Co-ordinating Seal Counts (in partnership with Langstone Harbour) Poor	Co-ordinating Seal Counts (in partnership with Langstone Harbour) Don't Know
Co-ordinating Wetland Bird Survey Counts (WeBS) - trend data for the assemblage	Co-ordinating Wetland Bird Survey Counts (WeBS) - trend data for the assemblage Excellent	Co-ordinating Wetland Bird Survey Counts (WeBS) - trend data for the assemblage Average	Co-ordinating Wetland Bird Survey Counts (WeBS) - trend data for the assemblage Poor	Co-ordinating Wetland Bird Survey Counts (WeBS) - trend data for the assemblage Don't Know