June 2025 → June 2026

Studland's Ocean Meadows - the science beneath the surface

SAVE THE DATE!  Neil Garrick-Maidment from The Seahorse Trust will be our next speaker - Wednesday 28 January 2026  - registration details to follow soon!

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

Our most recent FREE online talk was by Jessica Churchill-Bissett, Head of Marine Conservation and Rachel-Louisa Joyce, Principal Marine Conservation Manager of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). 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 from the 12 November 2025 here


03 January 2026

On the Water Ambassadors - our festive thank you!

The SBMP are extremely grateful to everyone who shares our key messages and the importance of the work of the partnership 'on the water' when they are swimming, boating, kayaking, SUPing or snorkelling in this wonderful place that means so much to so many. 

Throughout 2025 we know that many of you have really taken on this role as one of our 'On the Water Ambassadors', as a thank you, if you have been an ambassador for the partnership we would love you to join us and get a thank you in person!

Saturday 3rd January 2026 at the Old Harry Bar, Studland from 7pm onwards