North Bournemouth Countryside Volunteers

In the north of Bournemouth lie five very special conservation areas which are managed by Bournemouth Borough Council. These are:- Stour Valley Redhill Common Kinson Common Turbary Common Millhams Mead All these sites are Local Nature Reserves Two are Sites of Special Scientific Interest Two are Special Areas of Conservation Two are Special Protection Areas Three are Sites of Nature Conservation Interest Two are RAMSAR sites which have wetlands of international importance. All now have a group of volunteers who help manage each individual site with the Countryside Officer's . The first of these groups were the Friends of Kinson Common who formed in 1999 followed by the Friends of Turbary Common, Redhill Common Conservation Group and Millhams Meaders. A Stour Valley group were formed in 2007. We hope this website will show how worthwhile our work can be and perhaps persuade you to join one of our groups. Please use our message board if you have any questions about our volunteer work. THANK YOU