Cherished haven: the Seven Sisters cliffs form a backdrop to the Cuckmere Estuary Low tide at Cuckmere Haven, and the water brushes meditavely along the shoreline. Just east loom the sheer, chalk ...

The EA decided not to continue maintaining flood defences in the estuary because there was deemed to be little flood risk, but it still regularly clears shingle from the mouth of the river.

Walking along the riverbanks of the Cuckmere Haven, visitors are confronted with an alarming sight: a riverbank and shoreline littered with washed-up plastics. This is just one example of the ...

A blessing for bird lovers but worrying news for walkers - is that the best way to describe the Environment Agency's dramatic plans for the beloved Cuckmere Estuary? Rachel Pegg finds out what ...

Volunteers fighting to save cottages perched on the Sussex cliff edge at Cuckmere Haven are working to shore up the coastline.

Cuckmere Haven SOS has appointed Caroline Lucas as a new trustee. The former MP for Brighton Pavilion and Green Party leader will bring "new energy and a fresh perspective" to the role.

On a frosty or snowy day, the already spectacular white chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters to the east of Cuckmere Haven beach become even more serene.

People who could be affected by plans to turn an East Sussex valley into a tidal floodplain have been asked to air their views. The Environment Agency wants to allow the Cuckmere Valley to flood, ...

The Cuckmere Valley in East Sussex is to be turned into a tidal floodplain, the Environment Agency has decided. Residents had fought the plans to flood the valley, created by the Victorians in 1846, ...

The EA decided not to continue maintaining flood defences in the estuary because there was deemed to be little flood risk, but it still regularly clears shingle from the mouth of the river.

A blessing for bird lovers but worrying news for walkers - is that the best way to describe the Environment Agency's dramatic plans for the beloved Cuckmere Estuary? Rachel Pegg finds out what ...