Neptune and the Seagrass – conservation conversations at Middle Beach, Studland
Middle Beach, Studland 10am-4pm
We will be joining Neptune once again – a beautiful seahorse sculpture created by artist Eilidh Middleton with a day of marine conservation talks and free family fun at Middle Beach, Studland.
Standing proud above Middle Beach during the summer months, Neptune looks over towards the bay, Dorset’s largest seagrass meadow and the Voluntary No Anchor Zone.
Join us for FREE 20 minute marine conservation talks at:
11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
With the recent install of our additional eco-moorings, this is an opportunity for all ages to come along and view our display eco-mooring and talk to members of the Studland Bay Marine Partnership to find out how eco-moorings are protecting our precious marine habitats.
Look for the beautiful seahorse sculpture Neptune and the big blue Dorset Coast Forum gazebo and you have found us!
Bank Holiday Conservation Conversations at Middle Beach, Studland
Bank Holiday Monday at Middle Beach, Studland 10am-4pm
We will be welcoming Neptune – a beautiful seahorse sculpture created by artist Eilidh Middleton with a day of marine conservation talks and free family fun at Middle Beach, Studland.
Artist Eilidh Middleton will join us for 20 minute marine conservation talks at:
11am,12noon,1pm, 2pm and 3pm
Standing proud above Middle Beach during the summer months, Neptune looks over towards the bay, Dorset’s largest seagrass meadow and the Voluntary No Anchor Zone.
With the recent install of our additional eco-moorings, this is an opportunity for all ages to come along and view our display eco-mooring and talk to members of the Studland Bay Marine Partnership to find out how eco-moorings are protecting our precious marine habitats.
Follow the seahorse trail from Knoll beach towards Middle Beach – look for the beautiful seahorse sculpture Neptune and the big blue Dorset Coast Forum gazebo and you have found us!
Eco-mooring and Harbour Sea School Day! The SBMP team will be bringing along our display eco-mooring for friends and users of Parkstone Bay Marina with lots of fun activities for all ages from 10am – 2pm – why not join us?
Come see us at Parkstone Bay Marina, Turks Lane, Poole BH14 8EW
NEW for 2024 – The SBMP have a new way to donate and support marine conservation and the ongoing maintenance of the eco-moorings at Studland – the project is not for profit so all donations will be used to support our core aims.
The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has been awarded £186,000 from the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme to support the conservation of Studland Bay’s precious marine ecosystems.
The new funding, which has been secured following a successful funding bid with Dorset Council, will contribute to a larger £248,000 conservation project to support this special site, the wildlife that live there, and the water users who enjoy it.
The project, which will see an additional 57 eco-moorings installed in the bay, and the continuation of the partnership’s research and monitoring programme, will be delivered by the Studland Bay Marine Partnership.
Funds from the award will also be used to complete the formulisation of the partnership, provide more information for boat users in the Studland and Poole harbour marina areas, and continue an engagement programme, led by the Dorset Coast Forum, throughout 2024 and beyond.
Watch BBC Springwatch presenter Megan McCubbin as she explains why marine conservation and the voluntary no anchor zone (VNAZ) at Studland Bay is so important and how an eco-mooring protects the precious seagrass.
