Joe Moorhouse of Moorhouse Architecture Ltd will be delivering what is sure to be a fascinating talk on the sustainability credentials of Cameron's Cottage.

The talk will be held Cameron’s Cottage on 16th May at 6pm. This event is free and gives a unique insight into how this off-grid Cottage was renovated and how it will be powered by solar panels. The presentation is a must for anyone interested in sustainability and beautiful architecture.Thank you RSPB for hosting and Joe for …

The Winchester University Dietetics group visited Cameron’s Cottage recently for a spot of team building, cooking and getting closer to nature

Cameron's Cottage and RSPB Franchises Lodge nature reserve proved to be the ideal location for the group to enjoy some team building exercises; a blindfold trail communication game and walking on a slack line. They also spent time exploring the reserve listening and looking out for wildlife. The main focus of the trip howerver, was …

As a part of the amazing ambassador weekend at Cameron's Cottage in the New Forest we did a bioblitz on site.

For the bioblitz we split into two teams and tried to record as many species as we could possibly find. This included plants in the woodland, birds flying overhead, mammals in the long grass, amphibians in the lake and insects in the marsh. It was a truely immersive and captivating activity where we paid attention to every species we could spot and tried to identify each one. 

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We are delighted to report that Barratt London has donated £1,000 towards Cameron's Cottage as a thank you to our Young Ambassadors, Samuel Levy.

Samuel is a member of the Totteridge Valley Birders and recently collaborated with Barratt London to produce a document about the Valley’s unique wildlife local to the housebuilder’s scheme in Mill Hill. The document is publicly available and can be found in a rewilding box outside the development sales suite for residents who …

We are thrilled to report that Steve Cuff, who very generously and kindly offered his services, was able to completely water-proof and fix the roof of the cottage.

Thank you to Steve for this fabulous work! He also installed a bat box for the Rhinolophidae bat (commonly known as the horseshoe bat) and one for the Common Pipistrelle bat, giving them places to roost. 

We can't wait to proceed with the next phase.

In September, I was lucky enough to elected as a member of the RSPB Youth Council, then called the Phoenix Forum. This is a group of ten young people from the RSPB who give a voice to the organisation’s youth membership.

It took two hours to drive to the New Forest, where the annual residential trip would be held, specifically at the organisation’s latest nature reserve, RSPB Franchises Lodge.When I arrived, I met Hannah Thomas, who’d led Zoom video conferences with young …

Young Ambassador Amy Hall has produced a fabulous video offering a quick look at Cameron’s Cottage before the work begins. 

Tucked away, deep in the New Forest, the potential this derelict building has to be transformed into a wonderful centre to experience the natural world is there to see. Drone footage is courtesy of the RSPB and music is from BenSounds. The video features our co-founder Corinne Bespolka and ambassadors Tommy Saunders and Alex Chapman.

Earlier this week Corinne met up with Jo Palmer from BBC Radio Solent to talk about Cameron's Cottage

The broadcast gave listeners the chance to hear about Cameron's life and the work being done in his name.

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Later on in the broadcast Radio Solent spoke to RSPB spokesman Tony Whitehead about the cottage and why they teamed up with the Cameron Bespolka Trust for this amazing project.

Jo Palmer from BBC Radio …