1. Access to the English Coast: The Solway estuary Gerry Rusbridge Senior Advisor – Cumbria Coastal Access Delivery Team

2. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Duty for Natural England to propose a route for the England Coast Path, around the entire open coast of England Government now expecting the path to be completed by 2020

3. The Approved Scheme Revised in 2013 Existing paths wherever they meet criteria Coastal Margin Fair balance

4. Stretch 3 – Solway: Issues & Opportunities 100km long Variable existing access (lots of room for improvement!) Existing Hadrian’s Wall national trail Estuaries within an estuary One end of our complete England Coast Path Very little infrastructure/few services SPA/SAC/Ramsar – lots of birds

6. How it all happens Stage 1: Prepare (April ‘14) Stage 2: Develop (October ‘14) Stage 3: Propose (Aiming for early ‘16) Stage 4: Determine (Perhaps Autumn ‘16) Stage 5: Open (Spring ‘17?)

7. …and when we’ve finished our bit Roll-back, variation Reduced liability Maintenance Restrictions/management measures

8. For further information: Regular e-mail updates to partners and stakeholders at key stages of the project Our web pages – now on gov.uk Specific e-mail address for queries: –Cumbria.coastalaccess@naturalengland.org.ukCumbria.coastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk Twitter: –@NaturalEngland #coastalaccess

9. Questions?