The Solent Waders and Brent Goose Strategy
The Solent Waders and Brent Goose Strategy was completed in November 2010 and the publication is now available to download from the Solent Forum website:
Solent Waders and Brent Goose Strategy
The Strategy updates the original Brent Goose Strategy of 2002.
The Strategy is based on three years worth of survey data, the majority of which was collected by volunteer surveyors. The survey focussed on Brent Goose feeding sites and wader roosting sites outside of the currently designated coastal areas. Over one thousand sites across the Solent were assessed for current use and for future potential use by birds. These sites have been mapped and identified in the Strategy as forming part of the ecological network of sites, essential for the long-term survival of our coastal bird populations. The underlying principle of the Strategy is to wherever possible conserve extant sites, and to create new sites, enhancing the quality and extent of the feeding and roosting resource
The Strategy provides an evidence base for use in decision-making processes that may impact on the important network of sites. It is a useful tool for coastal decision-makers, land managers and stakeholders.
The Strategy was produced by the Solent Forum Natural Environment Group The project was led by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and was funded by the Environment Agency, RSPB, Natural England, the Grainger Trust and the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire.
