overlook the olympic sites. but with the coronavirus lingering, how many people will be able to take this all in? boats at a uk beauty spot in dorset are being encouraged not to drop their anchors, but to use new eco moorings instead. the moorings at studland bay are saferfor sea horses which can have their habitat damaged by traditional anchors. john maguire reports. these underwater meadows of seagrass provide a vital habitat teeming with wildlife, and it s where you can find the spiny seahorse. it s a protected species, and studland bay is a marine conservation zone. but boats visiting this popular area of the dorset coast can create problems.
this is what replaces the chains on a traditional mooring that are said to do so much of the damage. this is held vertically by these floats here. there s then another rubberised cable that goes up to the buoy, which obviously floats on the surface. a boat can come up and clip onto there. the university of southampton is monitoring the efficacy of the eco moorings. and, if proved to be beneficial, it will mean seafarers and seahorses can co exist successfully. john maguire, bbc news, dorset. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. hi, there. good afternoon. a weather lottery at the moment. if you have got the winning ticket you are in the east. beautiful morning for a round of golf in east anglia. further west, just as stunning but it has been cloudy and wet at times. rather breezy as well. you can see where the heaviest of the rain sitting across western scotland into north west england. fairly light and
and particularly not seahorses. so, here s a solution. the seahorse trust is installing this environmentally friendly design. instead of a chain, the mooring is attached to a fixed point in the sea bed via a rubber line that stretches with the tide and minimises damage. divers put this screw anchor into the sea bed. it goes in around seven feet deep, into the sea bed, then connected to these rubber pieces here thick, dense rubber. this is what replaces the chains on a traditional mooring that are said to do so much of the damage. this is held vertically by these floats here. there s then another rubberised cable that goes up to the buoy, which obviously floats on the surface. a boat can come up and clip onto there. the university of southampton is monitoring the efficacy of the eco moorings. and, if proved to be beneficial, it will mean seafarers and seahorses can co exist successfully.
weekend. we are not too concerned about any negative reaction because we believe it is the right thing to do. britain s harriet dart has been knocked out in the second round of the montreal 0pen. she put in a strong performance, taking the second seed bianca andreescu to three sets the canadian needed over two hours to come through the match. that s all the sport for now. i ll have more for you in the next hour. for now, back to you, joanna. boats at a beauty spot in dorset are being encouraged not to drop their anchors, but to use new eco moorings instead. the ten moorings being installed at studland bay are safer for the creatures living below the water s surface like seahorses which can
this is held vertically by these floats here. there s then another rubberised cable that goes up to the buoy, which obviously floats on the surface. a boat can come up and clip onto there. the university of southampton is monitoring the efficacy of the eco moorings. and, if proved to be beneficial, it will mean seafarers and seahorses can co exist successfully. john maguire, bbc news, dorset. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. hi, there. good afternoon. a weather lottery at the moment. if you have got the winning ticket you are in the east. beautiful morning for a round of golf in east anglia. further west, just as stunning but it has been cloudy and wet at times. rather breezy as well. you can see where the heaviest of the rain sitting across western scotland into north west england. fairly light and