Firth of Clyde Forum

This page aims to give the reader an indication of the Forum's activities along with the latest research on coastal zone issues with a Firth of Clyde emphasis. It is intended for individuals to relay to the wider community the significance of their work and share their findings for the purpose of promoting strategic and integrated management of the Clyde and it's catchment.

Firth of Clyde Shoreline Archaeological Survey

In 2002, the Firth of Clyde Forum and The Scottish Archaeological and Paleoenvironmental (SCAPE) Trust were awarded a grant to survey the archaeology and geomorphology of the Firth of Clyde shoreline. The project has been funded by Historic Scotland and the Firth of Clyde Forum and started at the end of 2002. Previously in Phase I, areas of the Ayrshire coastline, the Cowal Peninsula and the whole of the Isle of Cumbrae were surveyed. The Phase II survey, carried out in winter 2003/spring 2004, covered the the Inner Clyde, the lower tidal reaches of the Clyde and the Isle of Bute. Phase 3 covered parts of the Arran coast. The reports will be available here shortly.

Firth of Clyde Forum
Annual Conference 2004
Transport in the Firth of Clyde:
Is Integration Possible?

The conference was held on the Tall Ship, the Glenlee, on the Clyde on the 12th November 2004. Please click here for conference summary papers, original presentations and further information.

Clyde Catchment Conference (13 December 2002)

The 'Clyde Catchment Conference: Living and Working with the River' took place on the 13 December 2002 in Glasgow city centre. Delegates from a wide range of disciplines heard addresses from a number of experienced individuals. The subsequent output from the workshops held in the afternoon are reported in Issue 2 of Clyde Breakers - the Forum's Newsletter. The opening address by Countess Glasgow is also available to download here (125Kb).

Session 1

Prof. George Fleming (EnviroCentre). Learning to live with rivers (234Kb).
Steven McGarva (Scottish Enterprise). Clyde Rebuilt, An Economic and Social Strategy (367Kb).

Session 2

Callum Sinclair (SEPA). Water Framework Directive. Contact Callum direct at SEPA for copy of talk.
Ian Macnab (Glasgow City Council). Forward thinking in Catchment management (9.2Mb total)
- Part 1: Slides 1-5 (3Mb)
- Part 2: Slides 6-10 (2.8Mb)
- Part 3: Slides 11-21 (2.2Mb)
- Part 4: Slides 22-30 (2.1Mb)
- Part 5: Slides 31-39 (386Kb)

Session 3

Prof Alan Ervine (Glasgow University). Predicting water levels in the Clyde (2.3Mb)
Prof. David Crichton (Insurance Industry). The cost of keeping dry (114Kb).

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The Physical Environment

Turning the tide on flooding - A WWF Scotland report investigating the Clyde catchment as a case study for future flooding scenarios. (1.1Mb) (22/11/02)

Clyde Eider Duck numbers (Part II) (356Kb)
Further details of this years Clyde eider duck counts

Coastal Processes and Management of Scottish Estuaries. A report commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage that provides an audit of the contemporary and Late Quaternary (last 11,000 years) coastal landforms and processes present in the Firth of Clyde region. (This is a text only version.) Contact the Authors for the full report including images. (332KB)

Marine Coastal Zone Management - A New Approach for Argyll and Bute. Prepared by Les Oman Associates. Published 12 June 2001.

Front Page (8KB)
Contents Page (6KB)
Main Text (157KB)
Tables (4KB)

Marine Natural Heritage of Argyll and Bute - Loch Fyne to Craignish. (File size for this download is considerable. If you require a copy get in touch with the Project Officer)

Introduction (500KB)
Main Text (3.8MB)

Conference proceedings (1.2MB)
Papers from our Conference on the Ecology and Management of the Firth of Clyde 2001

Clyde Eider Duck numbers (Part I) (262KB)
Statistics provided by Clyde Branch of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club

Clyde Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (110KB)
List of SSSIs within the Firth of Clyde, their associated features and coverage area in hectares

Scottish Natural Heritage Futures
This document details national objectives for the natural heritage of coasts and seas. ICZM is a key part of SNHs Futures publications with specific reference to the work of the Clyde Forum (P17)
Part A (316KB)
Part B (701KB)
Part C (1250KB)

Economic Development

Clyde reBuilt: A report recently prepared by the Clyde Waterfront Working Group exploring the regeneration potential of the Clyde from Glasgow Green to Erskine Bridge. The Clyde Waterfront Working Group brings together representatives from Councils, Scottish Enterprise, local enterprise companies the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan Committee and the Scottish Executive. (1.5Mb)(1/07/2002)

Minutes from recent Forum Topic Group meeting at Kilmory, Argyll. (28/05/02)

Clyde Shipyards (755KB)
Task Force Report

Renewal of Infrastructure

Climate Change: Flood Occurence Review (64KB)
This study examines the likely impact of climate change on coastal flooding. It predicts that areas in the lower Clyde estuary are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Flooding Prediction on the Firth of Clyde (2.5MB)
Paper produced by Dr Gareth Jones, Strathclyde University Geography Department, investigating future flooding scenarios on the Firth of Clyde

Strategic Planning

Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan 2000 (4MB)
A strategy for the long term planning and development of Glasgow and the Clyde Valley

Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan 1999 (1MB)
Ayrshire Structure Plan used to guide integration between local and strategic planning issues within north, south and east Ayrshire.

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