Environment Agency South and Southwest update - 30 March

Spring is in full swing on the Sussex coast - and so is our work to keep communities safe from flooding.

This season, we're moving 5,000 cubic metres of shingle from Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay, where it acts as a natural sea defence.

We're also taking delivery of timber that will be used later this summer to install new wave screens along the Pevensey and Eastbourne Coast.

This work is part of a wider £8 million investment this year to protect more than 3,000 homes and businesses from flooding, and it's just the beginning.

In the long term, the scheme could safeguard up to 18,000 properties along 15km of Sussex coastline over the next century.

We're also doing this sustainably — our team is using a hybrid bulldozer on site, cutting fuel use by around 30% thanks to its part-electric engine.