Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
SFP Project Officer Wins Award! Shovi Anjum, SFP’s CLEARcoasts Project Officer, won the prestigious North West Coastal Forum (NWCF) Coastal Champion, Early Careers Award at the 2025 NWCF Conference in Carlisle. The North West Coastal Forum conference was held on Thursday 6 March at the Station Hotel in Carlisle, followed by a site visit to… Read more »
Consultation on Prohibition of Anchoring in Allonby Bay HPMA. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is consulting on a proposed byelaw to prohibit anchoring activity to protect and allow full recovery of all species and habitats and associated ecosystem processes in Allonby Bay HPMA: • Allonby Bay Formal consultation on the proposed byelaw will run until… Read more »
Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund 2025 Open. The purpose of the fund is to reduce the impact of single-use plastic water bottles on coastal habitats by funding communities to purchase water drinking fountains and install them for public use in busy or environmentally important areas. Grants of up to £2,500 are available, per applicant, towards the… Read more »
Dumfries and Galloway Coastal Benefit Fund Open for Applications. Dumfries and Galloway Coastal Benefit Fund has been established to invest funds awarded to our Council from the net revenue generated from Scottish Crown Estate marine assets (out to 12 nautical miles). The funding available for third sector projects across Dumfries and Galloway is just over… Read more »
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Launched. The United Kingdom has published its Blueprint for Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss: the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for 2030. The UK NBSAP for 2030 draws on the commitments made by the UK, the UK Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies to summarise and emphasise… Read more »
Marine restoration webinar series: Policy and Regulation. The second in the series of free marine restoration webinars continues with a focus on the policy and regulatory landscape. Interest in marine restoration has increased substantially in recent years, driven by, for example: Good Environmental Status, the Environment Act, the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development,… Read more »
Scotland’s Marine Tourism Conference – 5 March 2025. On Wed 5 March 2025 Sail Scotland will be hosting Scotland’s Marine Tourism Conference at The Waterside, West Kilbride. Part of the national Scottish Tourism Month Programme and proudly sponsored by North Ayrshire Council and supported by VisitScotland, this annual full day industry event is specifically for… Read more »
New evidence of natural flood management benefits. An Environment Agency publication captures latest research about natural flood management to help understand what works best where. The Environment Agency has today (Wednesday 12 February) published a new Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory, updating the internationally recognised product first released in 2017. Informed by significant scientific research… Read more »
It’s not too late to book onto the North West Coastal Forum Conference on Habitat Restoration in Carlisle, 6 to 7 March. On the 6 March there will be a full day conference featuring expert talks, a workshop, exhibitions and the announcement of the winners of the North West Awards for Coastal Excellence (see separate… Read more »
It’s Not Too Late to Book onto the March Hands On Coastal Restoration Days on Cumbrian Saltmarsh. Get involved in a pilot study trialling saltmarsh restoration on the Cumbrian Solway Coast on one of our volunteer days of 10 & 23 March. Come join us for a day out on the marsh deploying BESE-elements®, biodegradable… Read more »