Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Could You Be the Next Solway Firth Partnership Manager? A rarely available opportunity to manage the Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) during exciting expansion! SFP is seeking a replacement Partnership Manager at a time of significant increase to its budget, personnel numbers and projects. Due to the current Manager’s planned retirement in December 2025, we are… Read more »
Cumbrian Solway Booklets Reprinted. SFP and the Solway Coast National Landscape have worked in partnership to reprint the Cumbrian Solway Booklets on Flowers, Birds, Shells and Good Beaches! With funding from Cumberland Council, through the Solway Coast National Landscape, SFP has reprinted a series of booklets to help the public enjoy their visits to the Cumbrian… Read more »
Exciting New Jobs Available with Solway Coast and Marine Innovation in Restoration Project. Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) is recruiting for 3 jobs to develop and deliver the Solway Coast and Marine Innovation in Restoration Project. This is a great opportunity to be part of this new project based in Stranraer. SFP is looking for a SCAMP… Read more »
A Great Opportunity to Work for Solway Firth Partnership. A rarely available opportunity to manage the Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) during exciting expansion! SFP is seeking a replacement Partnership Manager at a time of significant increase to its budget, personnel numbers and projects. Due to the current Manager’s planned retirement in December 2025, we are… Read more »
Join Community Drop-in Consultation Sessions for Proposed Galloway National Park. As neutral, independent consultants Outside the Box will be facilitating community drop-in consultation sessions during the formal statutory consultation period for the proposed Galloway National Park. The event format is a quick self-led 30 minute walk round, featuring interactive activities asking for responses on different… Read more »
Please click the following links to access the reports from survey work carried out to help inform the Solway Coast and Marine Pilot Project (SCAMPP) between 2022 and 2024. Saltmarsh Opportunity Mapping – reports carried out by Dr Larry Griffin, ECO-LG Final Report March 23: The potential for saltmarsh (merse) and pseudosaltmarsh re-instatement through managed… Read more »
Celebrate the Irish Sea at Port William Carnival Week. The Irish Sea separates the English, Irish, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Manx from each other but it also connects us all. A festival of nature is bringing everyone together in celebration of the Irish Sea. The first ever Irish Sea Day will have a joyous… Read more »
The Solway Hoard comes to Creative Stranraer Hub. ADMISSION FREE Thursday 18 January to Saturday 3 February, 11am to 4pm, at Creative Stranraer Hub, 23 King Street, Stranraer Journey forward in time to the year 3023 when a hoard of rare and valuable plastic objects has been discovered. Visit the exhibition and discover the fascinating… Read more »
Have your say on the future of the Solway coast and the local marine environment. People in Dumfries and Galloway are being invited to input into discussions about potential investment in the region’s marine ecosystems, as part of the Solway Coast and Marine Project (SCAMP), an ambitious 15-year project led by Dumfries and Galloway Council’s… Read more »
A new exhibition at Kirkcudbright Galleries between 25th March and 16th April 2023 reveals a series of stories to explain the provenance of ‘treasures’ displayed in a museum set 1,000 years in the future. This stunning exhibition provides an opportunity to take a fresh look at the role plastic plays in our everyday lives…. Read more »