Wolsty Boardwalk Project Continuing the major project replacing the boardwalks from the Northern Wolsty Car Park over the dune front to the beach. This will take place over two days, Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June for the construction phase. Many thanks for great team a couple of weeks ago working on the demolition in… Read more »
Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty need your help… Every five years, the team review and produce a management plan for the Solway Coast AONB. The time has now come to prepare for the next plan which starts in 2020. What do you think should be the priorities for the Solway and its landscape?… Read more »
The Scottish Parliament is seeking views on Regional Marine Planning questions posed in a recent Call for Evidence. These questions focus around Regional Marine Planning progress to date, progress sought for the future, and integration with terrestrial planning. It is worth noting that the Solway marine region currently does not have a Regional Planning Partnership,… Read more »
The Solway coast has been tested by SEPA and now three beaches have been given a ‘Good’ rating. Carrick Beach at Borgue, Mossyard near Gatehouse of Fleet and Southerness near Dumfries all got a ‘GOOD’ rating for 2019. This season beach users will have access to real time water quality forecasts, and live information on… Read more »
Marine Scotland are holding a range of stakeholder discussion events around Scotland to discuss the Scottish Government’s recently published national discussion paper on the Future of Fisheries Management in Scotland To ensure that all stakeholders with an interest in the marine fishing industry have the maximum opportunity to take part in the discussion process Marine… Read more »
Since the Bill’s introduction to the Scottish Parliament in October 2018, the Scottish Government has worked to ensure the legislation provides a strong statutory framework for the new agency providing the flexibility to meet the specific needs of the south of Scotland. The Bill has had general cross-party support, and through the legislative process the… Read more »
Get up close to sealife at the World Oceans Day family event in Port William. A local fisherman is opening the doors to his lobster and crab holding tanks so the public can get up close to wildlife from our seas on Saturday 8th June from 12 noon to 5pm at Port William Harbour. Paul… Read more »
Marine Scotland (MS) will be holding an event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow on Friday 14 June from 2.00pm to 5.00pm to discuss the Scottish Government’s recently published national discussion paper on the Future of Fisheries Management in Scotland As part of the discussion paper process MS are holding events around the country and… Read more »
Join the beach clean at Port Logan on Thursday 30 May.
Wolsty Boardwalk Project The Solway Coast AONB are going to be working on replacing the boardwalks from the Northern Wolsty Car Park over the dune front to the beach with three work days allocated to the task: Thu 30 May – Demolition and removal of existing boardwalk Thu 13 June – Construction of new boardwalk… Read more »