Mawbray Banks Great British Beach Clean (23 Sep 2024)

Date and time: 23 Sep 2024, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Details: Join Solway Coast National Landscape for a beach clean and litter survey of Mawbray Banks.  We will provide all the equipment and tools that are needed for the beach clean – we just need you to come along and join in! Please wear […]

Nature recovery

The team at the Solway Coast National Landscape manages a host of sites along the coast, in an area ranging from Maryport to Silloth. Take a look at our places to explore pages to discover the wide variety of places we care for. These places are important not only to the UK, but internationally too […]

Management plan

The Solway Coast National Landscape is one of the finest landscapes in the country. This is an area with a special character which is designated by law as a protected landscape. It is a place that needs conserving and enhancing, always with the recognition that this has to be done in with the needs of […]

Medieval

The Medieval period of history saw more dramatic changes which defined the landscape we know today as the Solway Coast National Landscape. Between the Romans leaving Britain until the latter part of the 12th century, the control of the Solway was disputed between Britons, Anglians, Scandinavians, Scots and Normans. From the 5th century, the area […]