Natural England has published, ‘Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment – The national survey on people and the natural environment – Visits to coastal England (NECR226)’. Background: In 2009 Natural England, Defra and the Forestry Commission commissioned TNS to undertake the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey for the first time. […]
Colin Speedie, WiSe – MMO ‘ Watching marine wildlife safely With the next heat wave reported to arrive, it is a perfect opportunity to get out and enjoy some of the amazing marine wildlife around the English coast. But our enjoyment can quickly lead to the distress of the animals we are there to see. WiSe scheme’s […]
Marine Scotland: ‘Marine recreation and tourism expenditure in Scotland is estimated to amount to £3.7 billion per year, according to a new report. The Scottish Marine Recreation and Tourism Survey shows that £1.3 billion of expenditure comes from specialist marine activities including wildlife watching, sailing, kayaking, surfing and angling with expenditure on general recreation and […]
Sarah Brown ‘Assessing and measuring marine tourism and recreational activities in notoriously difficult. This marine tourism and recreation survey in Scotland being organised on behalf of Marine Scotland is a ground breaking, ambitious survey providing spatial data for the NMPi platform and the emerging marine planning partnerships. So far we have had more than 850 […]
National Trust ‘We do like to be beside the seaside – but not as much as we used to. Too little time, overcrowded beaches, overpriced facilities and the lure of overseas destinations have all contributed to a decline in day trippers taking to the UK coast. More than half of people (58%) have not had […]