Events

We are excited to announce that key members of the SBMP Research & Monitoring Group will be taking us on an underwater learning journey through a series of FREE 1 hour evening online talks. Watch this space for the next dates and how to register for the talks!  A great introduction for anyone interested in marine biology or the science behind the project. Find out more about the work of the academic institutions and organisations that use Studland as their natural laboratory.

You can watch a recording of the online talks:

1. Dr Ken Collins, University of Southampton talk from the 18th June 2025 here

2.  Jessica Churchill-Bissett, Head of Marine Conservation and Rachel-Louisa Joyce, Principal Marine Conservation Manager of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) on 12 November 2025. Together they explained why and how the MMO work with the SBMP as well as looking at the wider marine based work of the MMO.  You can watch a recording of the talk here

 3. Neil Garrick-Maidment, Executive Director and Founder of The Seahorse Trust who took us on a journey of understanding Studland’s amazing little ‘horses of the sea’, the seahorses. He shows why he has studied these amazing animals for 53 years, why they have enchanted him for so long and why he and so many others have worked so hard to protect Studland Bay to increase the seagrass and to ensure the future of these enigmatic fish. 

You can watch a recording of the talk by Neil Garrick-Maidment from the 4th February 2026 here

4. Ellie James who the Marine Lead Advisor in the Wessex Coast and Seas Team and Maxine Chavner who is the Senior Marine & Coastal Office from Natural England. This talk focussed on the condition assessment and importance of the marine habitat within the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) and Voluntary No Anchor Zone (VNAZ).  You can watch this talk from the 22 April 2026 here.