Residents Invited to Help Shape New Cliff Management Guide
Dorset Coast Forum and South West Flood and Coastal* are launching a series of engagement drop-in events to help produce a Cliff Management guide for the BCP Council area – a new resource designed to support residents living near the area’s iconic cliffs.
The Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole coastline boasts some of the most beautiful and dynamic cliff landscapes in the UK. Effective management is crucial to ensure safety and environmental sustainability.
The new guide will raise awareness about cliff erosion and provide practical advice and other essential information for landowners, homeowners, businesses, or residents who manage privately owned cliffs.
To help produce the new cliff management guide, Dorset Coast Forum are hosting a number of engagement events to listen and understand comments, views and questions. We’d like to hear about how cliff erosion impacts people who live and work on the coast.
Engagement will run during June and July with the results fed back to the South West Flood and Coastal team (hosted by BCP Council).
Cllr Andy Hadley Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy, at BCP Council said:
“The sea cliffs across the BCP area are a striking feature of our beautiful coastline and many of them are Sites of Special Scientific Interest. As well as managing erosion from the sea we are also aiming to provide a single, consistent and integrated approach to managing our cliffs. Producing a new Cliff Management Guide is part of this work and we invite people to come and talk to us in our forthcoming face to face events.”
Elaine Snow, Project Officer for the Dorset Coast Forum, said:
“We want to connect with people across BCP who live on or near the cliffs to understand their awareness of the environment around them. For example, do they know who to contact when they spot cliff erosion? By taking part in this engagement, residents will help us gain valuable insights into community knowledge, allowing us to shape this guide to better serve those living near the cliffs.”
Engagement activities will take place throughout June, including, drop-in events on:
- 11 June – Cliffhanger Car Park, Highcliffe from 11.00am to 3.00pm
- 24 June – Pier View Room, Boscombe from 2.30 to 6.30pm
- 25 June – Branksome Dene Room, Branksome from 12.30 to 4.30pm
There will also be an online event on Monday 30 June 6.00 to 7.00pm. Information on how to register will be shared on the project webpage.