Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, near the New Forest. A public inquiry opened at Hythe, near Southampton today into the construction of a port at Dibden Bay, which nature campaigners say, could cause the loss of precious wildlife habitats. The inquiry is expected to last a year. *16/04/02: Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, near the New Forest, the site of a proposed plan to build a major port on the south coast, which Green lobby groups say will harm internationally important wildlife sites. Directors of Associated British Ports (ABP) will face tough questions from their shareholders -

Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, near the New Forest. A public inquiry opened at Hythe, near Southampton today into the construction of a port at Dibden Bay, which nature campaigners say, could cause the loss of precious wildlife habitats. The inquiry is expected to last a year. *16/04/02: Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, near the New Forest, the site of a proposed plan to build a major port on the south coast, which Green lobby groups say will harm internationally important wildlife sites. Directors of Associated British Ports (ABP) will face tough questions from their shareholders - Stock Photo
Preview

Image details

Contributor:

PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

G5JFR5

File size:

7.5 MB (461.1 KB Compressed download)

Releases:

Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?

Dimensions:

2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

27 November 2001

Location:

Southampton UK

Photographer:

Tim Ockenden

More information:

This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, near the New Forest. A public inquiry opened at Hythe, near Southampton today into the construction of a port at Dibden Bay, which nature campaigners say, could cause the loss of precious wildlife habitats. The inquiry is expected to last a year. *16/04/02: Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, near the New Forest, the site of a proposed plan to build a major port on the south coast, which Green lobby groups say will harm internationally important wildlife sites. Directors of Associated British Ports (ABP) will face tough questions from their shareholders - including Friends of the Earth director Charles Secrett - at the annual general meeting because of threats to wildlife at the proposed Dibden bay development. ABP's proposal to build a new super port at Dibden Bay within the proposed boundaries of the New Forest National Park, faces wide-ranging opposition from major environmental organisations, and from the government's own advisory agencies.

Available for Editorial use only.