Tag: Natural England

Coastal Access Updates July 2015

Natural England has produced their July update on progress of the roll out of National Coastal Access on the Cumbrian coast. This issue (downloadable below) gives information on the expansion of the local Coastal Access Team and the latest news on all 3 Cumbrian stretches, one of which is open, one of which is awaiting final decision and […]

Conservation advice for Marine Protected Areas in the North West – Marine site packages

Natural England has produced a series of marine site packages for the North West providing advice to help identify the impacts of marine activities within sensitive areas. Each package provides a site overview within a Marine Protected Area (MPA), its conservation objectives and advice for restoring, conserving and protecting its environmental features. Site packages include the […]

Natural England publishes summary report for MPA Conservation Advice Project 2015

Natural England has a statutory obligation to provide conservation advice for all Marine Protected Areas within English territorial waters (0-12 nautical miles). Natural England is currently working alongside the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), undertaking a project to improve conservation advice for terrestrial and marine designated sites. On the 30th March 2015 a report was […]

Proposed SPA designation at Morecambe Bay, Duddon Estuary and adjacent coast

Natural England are working on the development of recommendations to combine and extend Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protected Area (SPA) to create a single designated area. Both sites host internationally important breeding and non-breeding water birds listed under the Birds Directive such as the little tern Stemula albifrons and sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis. The […]

Site Improvement Plan published for Solway Firth

A Site Improvement Plan (SIP) for the Solway Firth has been published by Natural England as part of the Improvement Programme for England’s Natura 2000 Sites (IPENS), a LIFE funded project. The plan provides a high level overview of current and potential future issues affecting the health of Natura 2000 features in the Solway Firth […]

iCOASST – Integrating Coastal Sediment Systems Spring Newsletter 2014

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iCOAST is a 4 year project (2012-2016) that aims to forecast future coastal environmental conditions within the next 100 years. The primary focus of the project is to develop new ways in forecasting long-term changes in coastal sediment systems, which play a vital role in flood and erosion risk management. The summer newsletter presents detailed information […]

Latest Coastal Access News – April 2014

On the 11th April coastal access rights formally commenced on the first stretch of the North West’s coast to be opened up as part of the English Coastal Path. This stretches 36 km from Allonby to Whitehaven. Forthe  latest details on progress on rolling out the English Coastal Path in Cumbria including information on the […]