Held at the Holiday Inn, Southampton on 11 December 2018. The following is a brief summary of the proceedings at the meeting. The Chairman, David Sizer, welcomed members and reported that the President, Lord Montagu, who apologised for his absence, had stressed that he was keen to find ways of increasing awareness of the Society, … Continue reading Solent Protection Society’s 60th Annual General Meeting

The SPS website has been overdue for an update and this month we're launching a new, simplified look, bringing the development back in house.  We have taken the decision to reduce our website management costs while at the same time we hope to make the site more responsive to topics of interest to our members. … Continue reading SPS Website refresh

Cordgrasses, known scientifically as Spartina Anglica, occupy the lower shore areas of the coast at depths which are regularly covered at high tide. They offer coastal protection and create intertidal land; by trapping sediments they also increase the elevation of these land areas and stabilise sediment, thus aiding in the creation of new saltmarsh areas. … Continue reading Solent Habitat – Spartina Saltmarsh

Proposed English Coastal Path (South) Making Progress. The English Coastal Path (South) is part of the proposal by Natural England (NE) to achieve as full a coastal path as possible along the area bordering the Solent. It is part of the coastal path project around the whole of England brought about by the Marine and … Continue reading Coastal Access

In July 2018, the Government announced Tranche 3 of the proposals to create Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) around the coast of England. More information on exactly what is an MCZ can be found elsewhere in the newsletter. This article concentrates on the two new proposals between Yarmouth and Cowes  and  off Bembridge on the Isle … Continue reading Two new Marine Conservation Zones

The Annual General Meeting of the Solent Protection Society will be held at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, 1 Channel Way, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3QF on Monday 5th December, 2016, at 12 noon. Please select the following links to view the Agenda and the Chairman's Report.: 2016 AGM - Agenda 2016 AGM - Chairman's Report   … Continue reading SPS Annual General Meeting, 2016

Members should already have received a printed copy of the 2016 Autumn Newsletter by post. A PDF copy of the Newsletter may be downloaded by selecting the following link:  sps-newsletter-autumn-2016

Members should already have received a copy of the 2014 Autumn Newsletter by post.    A PDF copy of the Newsletter can be downloaded by clicking on  the following link: SPS Newsletter Autumn 2014

SPS is pleased to promote this event organised by the Association of Lighthouse Keepers. (in 2013 we gave them a conservation award for their new lighthouse museum in Hurst Castle) v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal 0 false false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; … Continue reading Trinity House Quincentenary