The ICE’s Coastal Management 2025 conference will bring engineers, contractors, consultants, asset owners and academics to Bristol on 16-18 September 2025 to discuss and consider the future of coastal and marine engineering.
The event will feature plenary sessions and presentations putting a spotlight on the latest research and innovative practice. Kira Jukes, Binnies civil engineer, is presenting on ‘Bowling Green Marsh – To protect or not protect? That is the question, and what to do with legacy defences’.
Kira will share her expertise and insights from this project which explored possible management approaches to Bowling Green Marsh which is a small site that provides ecologically important habitat to support the Exe Estuary SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and SPA (Special Protection Area).
In parallel, several possible management approaches were developed at a high level to investigate their effect on infrastructure and properties as well as their feasibility. The next stage will be to explore the likely outcomes of an HRA for some of these approaches and investigate the potential for compensatory habitat within the Exe Estuary.
Collaborative working with key stakeholders as part of the Bowling Green Marsh Working Group has been key to fully understand the challenges associated with this site at an early stage. This has helped progress the understanding of conflicting interests and clarified the next stages of investigations. Collaboration with Natural England and the Environment Agency has provided insight into the relevant legislation and policy and has been essential in moving the project in a productive direction.
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Kira Jukes is a graduate civil engineer at Binnies UK and working on maritime and coastal projects. She is motivated by delivering projects that directly benefit communities and provide people with a better quality of life. Kira promotes sustainable solutions and climate-positive approaches.