Selsey and Bracklesham Bay, on the Manhood Peninsula of the West Sussex coast, have been well known since the mid-19th Century for their foreshore exposures of Eocene and Quaternary geology, as well as being popular for fossil collecting. The coast has two Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified for their geological importance. Active coastal erosion led to the construction of sea defences in the 1950s along East Beach, Selsey, followed by the construction of timber groynes along the Bracklesham Bay frontage. Destructive winter storms required increasingly expensive maintenance and replenishment of the shingle berm that separated the low-lying coastal land from the sea. Between 2010 and 2013, privately-funded sea defences and an Environment Agency managed realignment of the shoreline have significantly modified the coastline around the Medmerry area of the Peninsula. The positive negative effects of these works on the geological exposures and controversy over use of the beach at Bracklesham for recreational activities have highlighted several geoconservation issues. Negotiating to protect geological interests at this location has led to lessons being learnt which are transferable. Strategically, this paper identifies the importance of raising the public profile of geology and the role and support provided by geological champions for sites.

自19世纪中叶以来，西萨塞克斯郡滨海半岛上的Selsey和Bracklesham湾因其始新世和第四纪地质的前缘而闻名，并在化石采集方面广为人知。该海岸有两个具有特殊地质意义的特殊科学景点。活跃的海岸侵蚀导致在1950年代沿Selsey的East Beach修建了防波堤，随后在Bracklesham湾临街的沿岸建造了木材防波堤。破坏性的冬季风暴需要越来越昂贵的维护和补给将低洼沿海土地与大海隔离开的带状护堤。在2010年至2013年之间，由私人出资的海上防御系统和环境署管理的海岸线调整大大改变了半岛梅德梅里地区的海岸线。这些工作对地质暴露和在布雷克舍姆（Braccklesham）海滩进行休闲活动的使用产生的争议产生了积极的负面影响，这突出了几个地质保护问题。为了保护该地区的地质利益而进行的谈判导致吸取了教训，这些教训是可以转移的。从战略上讲，本文确定了提高地质学公众形象的重要性，以及地质拥护者为现场提供的作用和支持。这些工作对地质暴露和在布雷克舍姆（Braccklesham）海滩进行休闲活动的使用产生的争议产生了积极的负面影响，这突出了几个地质保护问题。为了保护该地区的地质利益而进行的谈判导致了可汲取的经验教训。从战略上讲，本文确定了提高地质学公众形象的重要性，以及地质拥护者为现场提供的作用和支持。这些工作对地质暴露和在布雷克舍姆（Braccklesham）海滩进行休闲活动的使用产生的争议产生了积极的负面影响，这突出了几个地质保护问题。为了保护该地区的地质利益而进行的谈判导致吸取了教训，这些教训是可以转移的。从战略上讲，本文确定了提高地质学公众形象的重要性，以及地质拥护者为现场提供的作用和支持。