Solway Firth Partnership

Solway Firth Partnership Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth We also contribute to development of policies for management of the coast and sea.

Solway Firth Partnership is an independent charity that works to support a vibrant and sustainable local economy while respecting, protecting and celebrating the distinctive character, heritage and natural features of our marine and coastal area. We do this by working with people on both sides of the Solway Firth and further afield on a wide range of projects. We aim to engage with as many people as possible to help ensure that local views shape the future of the area.

beach clean on the Machars coast - see you there!
26/05/2026

beach clean on the Machars coast - see you there!



Help out the local Machars fishnetzero team 💚

Join us at Port William 7th June World Ocean Day and discover amazing facts about seagrass as well as much much more. Se...
21/05/2026

Join us at Port William 7th June World Ocean Day and discover amazing facts about seagrass as well as much much more. See you there!

If there is one flower that shouts SW Scotland at this time of year it is the blue haze of spring squill. It may be smal...
15/05/2026

If there is one flower that shouts SW Scotland at this time of year it is the blue haze of spring squill. It may be small but it makes an impact on our coastal cliff tops. Catch it while it blooms!

Beach clean by O N US South West Scotland included a litter bin from across the water belonging to Northern Ireland Fi...
10/05/2026

Beach clean by O N US South West Scotland included a litter bin from across the water belonging to Northern Ireland Fisheries Harbour Authority. Another load to collect but beach looking very tidy thanks to all the volunteers.

Sand dunes act as time capsules holding items for many years before rereleasing them following erosion by wind or waves....
08/05/2026

Sand dunes act as time capsules holding items for many years before rereleasing them following erosion by wind or waves. This TAYTO crisp packet appears to have nipped across the Irish Sea back in 1999 and has been hidden in the dunes until it was found on a beach clean RSPB Dumfries and Galloway Mersehead

Beach clean at Larbrax!
07/05/2026

Beach clean at Larbrax!

Join us on our next clean

Common rock-rose is prostrate sub-shrub of short, dry coastal grassland. A food plant for several butterflies including ...
06/05/2026

Common rock-rose is prostrate sub-shrub of short, dry coastal grassland. A food plant for several butterflies including the northern brown argus which can sometimes be seen on warm windless days.

Dry grassland on the Solway coast is suddenly covered in tiny flowers although some are more common than this mountain e...
05/05/2026

Dry grassland on the Solway coast is suddenly covered in tiny flowers although some are more common than this mountain everlasting. Also found on heaths and moors on mountains hence the name. Do let us know if you see this distinctive flower on your coastal walks.

The seapigs are multiplying and the Harte Research Institute are mystified! Lucy found one last year on the Solway shore...
01/05/2026

The seapigs are multiplying and the Harte Research Institute are mystified! Lucy found one last year on the Solway shore at Sandyhills. Has anyone else found one of these plastic piggy banks on this side of the Atlantic?

14 sea pigs! What is happening? 🤣

SFP joins Coast and Marine Project partners Fisheries Trust to discover more about the fish on our shores.
01/05/2026

SFP joins Coast and Marine Project partners Fisheries Trust to discover more about the fish on our shores.

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