Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Plastic Age Creative Workshops – Book Now! Workshops: Saturday 26 Nov, Eastriggs / Thurs 1 Dec, Dumfries Join the Museum of the Future Team for a hands-on workshop to create the stories behind an exciting new exhibition for Dumfries and Galloway. The Plastic Hoard exhibition will contain objects from a museum set in the future. You’ll have the chance to… Read more »
Is there Ancient Human History on Rogersceugh? Join the archaeology surveys this week and next week to find out!
UK leads the way on ending plastic pollution. The Environment Secretary has today started talks with businesses, environmental groups, scientists and civil society on shaping a legally-binding global treaty that aims to end plastic pollution by 2040. Plastic pollution is one of the greatest global environmental challenges we currently face and it is predicted that… Read more »
Tidelines Winter 2022 Edition Now Available Online. Just click on the image below or follow the link to find out what our partners have been up to around the Solway. There’s also an update on Solway Firth Partnership’s new marine litter project, Positive Action for a Cleaner Solway. Tidelines Winter 2022
Solway Firth Partnership AGM – 10.30am to 12.30pm on Friday 11 November 2022 Join Solway Firth Partnership staff and Board of Trustees to find out what the organisation has been up to over the last financial year 2021 – 2022. After refreshments, the staff will give illustrated updates on their work including: the Rhins Coast… Read more »
Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) is Still Open to Applications for the Robin Rigg Community Fund for 2023 on both sides of the Solway. The deadline for applications is 5pm Thursday 3 November 2022. The Robin Rigg Community Fund, provided by RWE Renewables, is available to community groups and organisations in the eligible Solway area undertaking… Read more »
New maps Reveal the Extent of Seagrass and Saltmarsh. New mapping tools from the Environment Agency and Natural England which reveal the extent of seagrass and saltmarsh habitats around England for the first time, are now live. The maps will provide valuable information for the management of these crucial blue carbon habitats, helping to drive… Read more »
Fishing industry in 2021 statistics published. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2021. The publication is a summary of: The UK fishing fleet Its activity at sea Landings – how much fish they catch and land Effort – how long they spend at sea Trade For the full… Read more »
Mammoth Talk Online Were you disappointed to miss out on our fascinating talk Ice Age Fauna and the Loch Ryan Mammoths given by Andrew Kitchener, principal curator of vertebrates at the National Museums of Scotland in Stranraer last month? We now have a recording of the presentation on our YouTube channel where you can discover more about the recent mammoth… Read more »
Solway Firth Partnership AGM – 10.30am to 12.30pm on Friday 11 November 2022 Join Solway Firth Partnership staff and Board of Trustees to find out what the organisation has been up to over the last financial year 2021 – 2022. After refreshments, the staff will give illustrated updates on their work including: the Rhins Coast… Read more »