The Solent Forum
Working in partnership for the future
Natural England are preparing a Protected Site Strategy for the Solent, this commenced in November 2026 and will run until xxx.The Strategy will look at how wider environmental issues affect the Solent's designated sites and how we can work collaboratively at the seascape scale to help address these. The Environment Act 2021, grants Natural England statutory powers to convene local partnerships focused on addressing environmental issues that affect the conservation and management of Protected Sites.
Table of key dates
An introductory workshop was held at the Solent Forum's Natural Environment Group meeting on 15 October 2026. The overall objective that people wanted to see was for the Solent to be a functioning ecosystem.
The initial scoping for the Strategy has identified the following themes. if you would like to suggest something else please fill in this Microsoft Form (link).
What is it - BuDS, strategic delivery, options
Why do we need to address it in the Solent?
What's already happening in the Solent
RHCP
What do we need to do in the future?
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