Category: Current News

Vacancy for Allonby Bay Engagement Officer. Cumbria Wildlife Trust is looking for a passionate and motivated individual to lead their Allonby Bay Engagement Project, helping to build awareness, understanding, and involvement around England’s first inshore Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA), designated by Defra in 2023. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role… Read more »

Government Seeks Views on New Marine Recovery Fund. The UK government’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) intends to establish a Marine Recovery Fund (MRF) for use by relevant offshore wind activity across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Once operational, it will be a voluntary mechanism that organisations undertaking relevant offshore wind activities… Read more »

Last Week to Take Part in 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… Read more »

Here Comes the Green Fayre! Join us and lots of other organisations 10am to 2pm on Saturday 3 May at Vibe 75, Victoria Street, Newtown Stewart.

Socio-Economic Environmental Impact Assessment for the Stranraer Marina Expansion. Dumfries and Galloway Council invite all those who live and work in Stranraer to join discussion and activities where they can share their opinions about the Stranraer Marina Expansion plans. The event’s purpose is to discover what all local residents, employees, businesses and community groups think… Read more »

Conversation with Our Ocean. Artists Ogilvie and Page have produced a new immersive audio-visual installation inspired by the seminal coastline here around the Solway Firth, in particular the saltmarshes that are important blue carbon sequestering ecosystems, key in regulating the climate. Alongside the installation is an exhibition “From Sea to Sustainability: Ocean-Friendly Bioplastics”. Biodegradable bioplastics were… Read more »

Why Not Volunteer for the Solway Coast National Landscape (SCNL). The days are getting longer and spring feels like it’s finally here.  Why not make the most of the warmer weather and join the SCNL team for a volunteer day out on the Solway Coast? Date: Thursday 3rd April Meet: 10am at Crosscanonby Carr Nature… Read more »

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 »