'Excellent Rating' for Milford on Sea Beach

New Forest District Council have announced that Milford on Sea Beach has been awarded an 'Excellent Rating' for water quality by the Environment Agency.

Every year, the Environment Agency monitors the water quality of beaches in the district and has rated Milford on Sea, Barton-on-Sea and Calshot as excellent.

Milford on Sea is designated as bathing waters, where members of the public are welcome to use them for recreational water activities.

At intervals from May to September, the Environment Agency take water samples at the beaches, which are analysed against the standards in the European Bathing Water Directive. These are strict bacteriological standards that if breached would indicate possible sewage contamination.

Every May, signs are put up at each beach to display the water quality information and include QR codes linking to the latest sample results.

More information about the water quality for public bathing can be found by clicking here.

Milford On Sea Bluetits

A regular sight on Milford on Sea Beach are the hardy swimmers from Milford On Sea Bluetits, who brave the water in all weathers.

To read more about the group, and other sea swimmers, please click here.