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Birds of Poole Harbour Osprey Project

Since starting the Poole Harbour Osprey Project in 2017, we are on the cusp of having breeding Ospreys in Dorset after nearly 200 years. Your kind donations help us continue our project work, from infrastructure maintenance to engagement initiatives.

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Birds of Poole Harbour was set up in 2013 to boost the profile of bird conservation, education & observation in the Poole Harbour area. We specialise in high standard people engagement work and broader conservation projects & species research, including monitoring & analysis of bird populations.

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The Poole Harbour Osprey Translocation Project aims to restore a breeding population of the charismatic bird of prey to the South Coast, led by Birds of Poole Harbour, the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Wildlife Windows. Ospreys were present throughout the UK over 200 years ago, until they were driven to local extinction through persecution and egg collecting. Fortunately, they naturally recolonised Scotland in the mid-1900s, but help has been needed to bring them back to England and Wales. Following the success of a reintroduction project in Rutland in 1996, which has since led to the colonisation of Wales, the Ospreys are having a helping hand in spreading their population once again through this reintroduction project in Poole Harbour.

The project started in 2017 and we have been working hard to ensure the success of the reintroduction, as well as enthusing the public about these birds, ever since. Funding project work, including the maintenance of artificial nests, motion-sensitive cameras, engagement events, and the livestream webcam, however, doesn't come cheap! This campaign provides the opportunity to donate towards our Osprey Project developments, helping return these birds to our skies and connecting people with them...

Thank you for your continuing support!

The Birds of Poole Harbour Team

Photo Credit: Simon Kidner

Donation summary

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£2,215.00
+ £231.25 Gift Aid
Online
£2,215.00
Offline
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Direct
£2,215.00
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