Start your new year with nature
Join us in January when we’ll be looking out for the earliest flowers blooming in parks, and spotting birds to support the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.
If you’re feeling creative, there are weekly clay craft sessions at our Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre in Bournemouth with a different nature theme each time.
And our GreenFingers gardening groups will be busy as ever, taking care of local parks and community food growing spaces.
New to gardening? That’s no problem – there are tasks to suit new and experienced gardeners alike, and we’ll learn from each other as we go.
Community Sundays
- Sundays until 15 March 2026
- 11am – 2pm
- Redhill Park Café, Bournemouth, and Winton Park Café, Bournemouth
- A hot lunch – usually soup with a bread roll and hot drink
- Pay what you can, if you can
Food will be served up in a communal style, encouraging company and conversation in a warm and welcoming environment. It’s a great reason to get out and about on a winter weekend, enjoy some time in the park, and spend time with others.
We would like to sincerely thank Dorset Community Foundation and the BCP Food & Energy Support Fund for providing funding for this initiative.
We need wellies – can you help?
We’re creating a ‘Welly Bank’ at two of our charity’s cafes at Alexandra Park Café (Poole) and Redhill Park Café (Bournemouth).
Our Welly Banks will offer free-to-take wet weather clothing like waterproofs and wellies to help members of our local community enjoy the outdoors in all weathers.
We’re looking for donations of good quality, unwanted or preloved cold/ wet weather outer wear, for all ages and sizes – can you help?
Click below to find out more.
Ranger Work Experience
Are you, or do you know someone aged 16-25 years old who’d like to gain valuable environmental skills?
Our Young Adult Ranger Work Experience sessions run throughout the year, and each season offers the opportunity to learn new skills like park maintenance, species surveys, and woodworking.
To find out more and register your interest, please contact: ranger@parksfoundation.org.uk or call: 01202 143724.
To see what sessions are coming up, click below and use the ‘Event Type’ filter to search ‘Ranger Work Experience’.
Stay up to date
Join our email newsletters and be the first to know the latest about our charity’s projects and activities across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole – straight to your inbox.
- The Parks Foundation – our monthly newsletter, full of updates and information about our charity’s projects, events, cafés, fundraising, and opportunities to get involved.
- Parks in Mind – our monthly programme listing our upcoming wellbeing activities for adults.
