Overview
Managing Pagham Harbour
In February 2012, the RSPB took on the day-to-day management of Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve from West Sussex County Council.
The RSPB is running this much-loved and internationally-important site under a Service Level Agreement with the council.
West Sussex County Council had managed Pagham Harbour as a Local Nature Reserve since 1964. However, given the unprecedented pressure on public finances, the council felt there were organisations better placed to manage the Local Nature Reserve to ensure its sustainable future.
After exploring all the possibilities, the council asked the RSPB to enter a partnering Service Level Agreement (SLA), under which the council has an executive role and will guarantee an annual payment for 10 years to help support the service.
The SLA is managed by an RSPB/WSCC Contract Management Committee and minutes from the committee meetings are posted here.
These project pages also report on the Pagham Harbour Local Communities Forum meetings, as set up under the SLA.
