The harbour is also a Ramsar site which recognises wetlands of international importance, particularly for wildfowl, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSI) and a Special Protection Area (SPA).

The amount of nitrogen entering Poole harbour has more than doubled from about 1,000 tonnes per year in the 1960s to 2,300 tonnes annually now, according to the Environment Agency.

Sightings of oil in Poole Harbour following a pipeline spill are down 60 per cent after a clean-up plan begins to protect nature reserves.

Poole Harbour oil spill may have ‘devastating’ impact on local nature reserves People have been urged to avoid using the water and beaches within Poole Harbour in Dorset after the leak.

Poole Harbour is situated close to protected wetland and sites of special scientific interest Campaigners have described a scheme to build a marina and 200 parking spaces on an island in Poole ...

SWIMMERS are being advised not to enter the water in Poole after a pollution risk alert has been flagged. Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) identified on its live interactive map that Poole Harbour ...

Poole Harbour Commissioners said an oil spill plan had been activated. By Maria Zaccaro. BBC News. A clean-up operation is under way after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked ...

The Coasts in Mind project by MOLA, funded by a £2.3 million National Lottery grant, will explore a century of coastal change at Poole Harbour.