Category: Current News

Ice Age Fauna of Scotland and the Loch Ryan Mammoths – Free Talk Discover the wildlife that lived in Scotland during the Ice Ages and find out about the recent mammoth bone finds from Loch Ryan, Stranraer. Andrew Kitchener, principle curator of vertebrates at National Museum of Scotland, presents a talk about creatures that lived… Read more »

Opportunity to Gain Work Experience with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Marine Management Organisation has been tasked with preparing the Channel Demersal NQS (non-quota species) FMP, which will stretch from Sussex to Cornwall and will cover a range of demersal species. The process is being evidence led and the first step is to scope… Read more »

Robin Rigg Community Fund Now Open for Applications Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) is once again running the Robin Rigg Community Fund for 2023 on both sides of the Solway Firth. The Robin Rigg Community Fund, provided by RWE Renewables, is available to community groups and organisations in the eligible Solway area undertaking activities that contribute… Read more »

Drop-in Sessions for Consultation on Allonby Bay candidate Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA). Allonby Bay is an inshore candidate HPMA situated in the Irish Sea, covering the southern region at the mouth of the Solway Firth and extends approximately 8km seaward from the shoreline between Maryport and Mawbray. As part of the public consultation on… Read more »

Dark Sky Planetarium First Friday Events!

Have your say on the Cumberland Council Plan. This is the first Cumberland Council Plan and outlines what the council want to focus on in the first four years. It also describes how we want our new Council to work and what residents can expect from the council. The countdown to a new council for… Read more »

Geophysical Survey Successfully Completed Off Copeland Coast. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) first marine geophysical survey off the coast of Copeland, Cumbria, was successfully completed on 18 August. This non-intrusive survey has gathered data to provide a better understanding of the deep geology and supports the search to find a suitable site for a Geological Disposal… Read more »

Consultation on Allonby Bay Candidate Highly Protected Marine Area Allonby Bay is an inshore candidate HPMA situated in the Irish Sea, covering the southern region at the mouth of the Solway Firth and extends approximately 8km seaward from the shoreline between Maryport and Mawbray. Allonby Bay consists of a mix of habitats, characteristic of an… Read more »

Seashell identification at Ardwell Village on Thursday 25 August. Do you know your Painted Topshell from your Dog Whelk? Drop in and meet a seashell expert on Thursday 25 August to identify finds at Chapel Rossan Bay, Ardwell. We will be on the beach next to the car park between 2.00pm and 4.00pm There will… Read more »