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Newsletter 13

The final newsletter of 2011 features a special focus on Machair with contributions from Scottish Natural Heritage, The James Hutton Institute and the Tiree Rural Development Company. Elsewhere in the newsletter, local practitioners bring us news from their sites at Sefton and Purbeck. You can download itbelow and previous copies are available on our Newsletters page

 Newsletter 13 December 2011 (1.5 MB) 

Dune Scrub and Woodland Conference Website 

We have launched the website for the conference taking place in September 2012. We are still updating and populating all the pages but you can look at the background page which details the rationale for the conference and introduces the themes we hope to address.

http://www.hope.ac.uk/dunewoodlands

Newsletter 12 and EDN Newsletter 2

Newsletter 12 is here featuring reports on the study tour to Terschelling, updates from sites around the UK and news from the Hydrology thematic group. The European Dune Network newsletter has articles on dune management techniques in France and Belgium, threats to dunes in Poland and details of upcoming conferences and events. Download it here

 Newsletter 12 - July 2011 (825.57 kB) 

Sea Buckthorn Report

This report is based on the Sea Buckthorn workshop held in 2009 and has been prepared by the Network and Natural England with inputs from site managers and workshop participants. The meeting was an opportunity for practitioners to share views and experiences on the conservation, management and control of Sea Buckthorn scrub in the UK. The report aims to bring together the current knowledge on sea buckthorn and set the agenda for further research.You cna find it on the Occasional papers page.

  2010 Netherlands Report

The report on the study tour to the Netherlands which took place in March 2010 is now available as a download on the Occasional papers page under resources. 

Newsletter 11

Newsletter 11 is here bringing news on shingle from right across the UK including an update on the shingle inventory work in England and Scotland. Also featured are LIFE projects, links golf and upcoming events. Download it here

 Newsletter 11 March 2011 (846.39 kB) 

Natural England Shingle Report

Natural England has recently published the inventory of coastal vegetated shingle habitats as a follow up from the earlier report Development of a Coastal Vegetated Shingle Inventory for England. It updates the known extent of shingle habitat using selected habitat mapping and secondary data interpretation to create a new spatial dataset. It can be accessed here

The next Network newsletter will have a shingle focus and we would lvoe to hear from members regarding any news, developments, research or management taking place on shingle. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Newsletter 10

This month's newsletter includes the very first European Dune Network Newsletter, UK site news and the report of our Northern Ireland event

 Newsletter 10 (1.08 MB)

Network commended!

We were represented at the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management IEEM Autumn conference in Dublin as a shortlisted project in the Tony Bradshaw Best Practice Awards. The Professor Tony Bradshaw Awards are the highest accolade in the environmental sector and there was stiff competition in the shortlist and finals. The Network was commended for fulfilling the principles of IEEM and exemplifying environmental ‘best practice’ in its work. In the end we were runners up but were delighted to be selected as a finalist and win a trophy; as they say from little acorns…! 

New sections around the website

Be sure to look at our new additions to the website including the section on delivering biodiversity where you will find updates on policy and details of the England Biodiversity Strategy's progress. Also in this section is a comprehensive list of resources compiled by the Coastal BIG.

Elsewhere, you will find sections on Shingle and Hydrology and additions to the Life Projects pages (proceedings from ZENO conference).

 Transitions Paper (283.62 kB)  Here is our jointly written paper presented at ZENO detailing the importance of transitions.

This event has now taken place. Please see the Events page to find out more and the report below.

   Workshop Report (89.28 kB)

Special Edition of Journal of Coastal Conservation

The June 2010 edition of the Journal of Coastal Conservation features papers presented at the "Changing perspectives in coastal dune management" event held at Liverpool Hope University in 2008, with contributions from internationally renowned coastal dune experts.