We are thrilled to work with Birds of Poole Harbour (BoPH) and support them in running a new Young Birders Club for 13-18 year olds. The sponsorship will help provide free resources, events and travel, aiming to give the young enthusiasts the opportunity to learn and engage with birds and wildlife.  

BoPH will be putting on free monthly events providing in-person engagement such as bird ringing demonstrations, talks from conservationists, ID courses, boat trips and more! All of these activities will give young people the opportunity to gain skills, connect with nature and meet like-minded young people, hopefully inspiring the next generation of young conservationists. 

Birds of Poole Harbour is a local charity which aims to raise the profile of bird conservation, preservation and observation in and around the Poole Harbour area through harbour-wide partnership working, high standards of people engagement work and continuous monitoring of the harbour and its bird populations. 

The charity runs over 300 different events through the year including wildlife cruises, osprey nest tours, ID courses, bird ringing demos and much more, engaging over 10,000 people annually

They survey the birds within the harbour to give an understanding of the threats and changes within bird populations here and beyond. They also carry out important practical conservation work, including their Osprey Translocation Project which works to bring Ospreys back as a breeding species to the south coast of England.

They do a huge amount of public engagement work, running over 300 different events through the year including wildlife cruises, osprey nest tours, ID courses, bird ringing demos and more, engaging over 10,000 people annually in the exciting bird life and conservation work locally.

One of the best parts of their engagement work is their free School Bird Boat Project. They take out up to 1200 local primary school children each year on boat trips around the harbour showing them White-tailed Eagles, Seals, Spoonbills and more, getting them engaged with their local environment and wildlife. All of these projects work together to meet their goal of inspiring hope for nature and improving the local environment for both wildlife and people.