Events

Dorset Coast Forum facilitated online and in person events in February 2024 to gain feedback from the local community on the current swim zone at South Beach with a focus on swimmer safety in and around the VNAZ.

We agreed that wider feedback would be sought in the summer months so 2 of the SBMP Team will be at South Beach with a short questionnaire for beach visitors between 10-2pm (Weather permitting!)

DCF have a dedicated coastal safety advice webpage which includes swim safety.

You can also find information included here on swimming at Studland Things to do at Studland Bay, Dorset National Trust

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!

The SBMP team will be bringing along our display eco-mooring to Baiter Quay slipway with lots of fun activities for all ages 10am-2pm - why not join us? Look out for the bright blue DCF gazebo!

As part of the Planet Purbeck Festival 2024 we are delighted that Dr Ken Collins of Southampton University will be one of the guest speakers at The Rewilding our Local Seas evening 7-9.30pm at Emmanuel Church, Swanage.  Ken will be sharing research and monitoring updates and underwater footage from dives in Studland Bay this year and sharing the story of how Studland's seagrass is responding to the marine conservation project led by the SBMP.

Beside the Seaside once again with Planet Purbeck!  Last year was excellent and we are so pleased to re-join the Planet Purbeck Festival 2024 festivities along Shore Road, Swanage.

View our display eco-mooring and win a seahorse (not a real one!)