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Visitor Centre |
There is only one visitors centre associated with Chesil Beach and the Fleet and that is the Dorset Wildlife Trust Wild Chesil Centre in the car park at Ferrybridge. Click here to visit their site for more information. |
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Waverider buoys |
Waverider buoys are used to measure wave height, direction and period. There are two located off Chesil Beach that were deployed by the Channel Coast Observatory. One unit is located adjacent to the RE Bridging Camp in Wyke Regis while the other is located just south of the entrance to West Bay Harbour. for live data from the Chesil buoy click here and for the West Bay buoy click here |
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West Bay |
A small port and holiday resort at the North- |
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West Bexington SY531865 |
A small village on Chesil Beach between Abbotsbury and Burton Bradstock. |
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West Bexington Nature Reserve |
An area of wetland adjacent to Chesil Beach and to the north- |
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West Fleet |
That part of the Fleet north and west of Rodden Hive Point. Also known as the Upper Fleet. |
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West Weares SY683731 |
The area on Portland that abuts the southern end of Chesil Beach. |
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The Works SY613812 |
An area to the north of Herbury Gore where the bay has a man- |
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Wyke Regis |
The area of western Weymouth bordering the lower Fleet. |
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X53 bus service |
The Jurassic Coast bus service running from Weymouth to Bridport along the B3157. Calls at the villages bordering the Fleet and Chesil Beach. Visit the First Bus website for the timetable. |
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Zostera |
Also known as eelgrass. Two species of eelgrass are found in the Fleet: Zostera marina and Zostera noltii. Both grow submerged in the shallow waters of the mid and upper Fleet. Large quantities die- |
