Long Island Revisited

[robyonfrome]

Landed on Long Island Poole Harbour over the weekend with my dog on lead, the tide was about an hour off mean water high, so plenty of Crown foreshore to walk on. The warden for long Island approached me, I said I was exercising my right to walk on the crown foreshore and that I didnt intend to trespass on the Rempstone Estate. He was very friendly, we had a chat and I continued to walk along the beach, but I must say my path was blocked by the enormous barge moored on the beach that he stays on, I would have either had to walk out into deeper water or trespass to get around it, so I turned back and had a paddle in the very warm waters off the sandbar which I must say used to be full of children playing, but now I think most people are afraid to land there, put off by the NO LANDING signs. I wish they realised that they are permitted to land on the sandbar up to the mean high water mark which is about 6' from the grass bank so theres plenty of space for kids to play on the sandbar which is about 85% crown property. use it or lose it.l

 

[jhr]

I must say my path was blocked by the enormous barge moored on the beach that he stays on, I would have either had to walk out into deeper water or trespass to get around it

In which case, he's (a) squatting illegally on Crown Property and (b) causing an obstruction. Call the Old Bill immediately!

 

[MacMan]

I will be landing again on the bank holiday..

I will be landing again on the bank holiday...

Don't know if your saw the piece in YM last month - it wasn't really very helpful and was somewhat confused really. They didn't make the situation very clear - which is a shame as I explained it to Dick Durham the editor. Never mind...

 

[jhr]

PS: I wonder if he's also contravening planning regs?

Just a thought......

 

[Boathook]

I was there at the weekend (Fri pm & Sat am) as well though did not go ashore. I thought that the barge looked empty as I saw a dinghy disapear at 1700 hrs on Fri. Give a few more strong SW winds and more of the island will no doubt disapear and the barge will float off .... Noticed that they had fenced off the higher areas though what for is another matter.

 

[robyonfrome]

Someone is claiming a right of way over the island which is being heard shortly and I think they have put the fencing up for that reason. Bit of a bolting the stable door job.