This website is provided to help navigate the channel from Birdham Pile in Chichester Harbour to Birdham Pool marina.

Image date: 26 June 2022. Click on the image above to open it full screen in another window.

The deepest water as of June 2022 appears to be along the yellow line in the image above. The position of the five posts marking this channel are show as the white circles. An indication of the minimum depth relative to chart datum along this track will be provided in April 2023.

Click here to Download the red waypoints in a variety of formats

The Images-Channel Photos page shows a series of photos of the channel near low tide with the Cambermet tidal height for the time the photo was taken. These photos show how narrow the deepest water appears to be.

There is lots of information about Birdham Pool on the Berth Holders Association website.

*** Please note that this website is not approved by, or anything to do with, Aquavista who run Birdham Pool. For their website with details of contacting the lock, opening hours, and their guide to the channel click here. ***