Annual Report 2025 to 2026 Published
We have published our Annual Report for 2025/26. Find out what we did in that year and our plans for 2026/27.
The Solent Forum
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We have published our Annual Report for 2025/26. Find out what we did in that year and our plans for 2026/27.
The Environment Agency have launched a new digital tool that lets you report on the health of your local rivers, lakes and beaches in real-time, directly from your phone.
A new 35-mile (56km) stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path has given walkers access to more of the coastline around Chichester Harbour. It runs from South Hayling to East Head.
We are issuing a call for bids for Natural Environment Group (NEG) project funding for 2026/27. All the information, including the bidding pro forma, is available via the Solent Marine Sites website.
Our latest edition of Solent News is now available. Find out what we have been doing and what has happened and is planned around the Solent.
The Forum met on 15 October at UKSA in Cowes. The presentations of the meeting are now available to view.
The Solent Forum has published the Solent Marine Sites Annual Report, 2025. This looks at and evaluates non-licensable activities across the Solent and their impact on designated sites.
MCCIP have published a new paper on coastal flooding. Findings include that extreme water levels have become more frequent in the past 150 years, driven primarily by mean sea level rise. Preliminary results from ongoing research on compounded effects of flooding suggest that risk of flooding is significantly underestimated under today's climate and into the future.
A project has reported on the extent of recreational use of environmental waters in England based on data from 2017 to 2024 provided by 17 organisations including government, national governing bodies and community sources. This provides a collated national overview and expands our understanding of where, when and how surface waters are used for recreation.
We have published out latest edition of Solent News. Find out what has been happening around the Solent over the last six months. This publication is the Solent Forum’s biannual newsletter.
Hampshire County Council would like to invite you to an online briefing about Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), on 14 July at 2pm. The briefing, on Teams, is designed for those with a professional involvement in public services in Hampshire.
The MMO wish to gather views through a consultation on proposed amendments to marine licensing cost recovery, exemptions and ‘self-service’ licences. Deadline 15th August.
A new 35-mile (56km) stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path has given walkers access to more of the coastline around Chichester Harbour. It runs from South Hayling to East Head.
