Drinking fountains

We're fundraising to install drinking fountains for our four legged friends across our parks

We’re installing dog friendly drinking fountains across our parks

Our drinking fountains provide a welcome burst of refreshment for joggers, little -ones and our favourite four-legged friends. Our fountains also have bottle refillers on them to help reduce single-use plastic.

To-date we’ve installed fountains outside the visitor centre at Hengistbury Head, at Winton Recreation Ground, Slades Park, Fisherman’s Walk and one inside at Kings Park Athletics Stadium.

News

Toasted sandwich

Friday's on the House

Free Food on Fridays

Helping house martins

Providing important food and habitat

Turlin Moor bird viewing platform and saltmarsh

Enhancements for people and wildlife

Kingfisher Barn Q&A

Information for autumn and winter

International Day of Older People

Celebrate at our cafés

Café and visitor centre seasonal opening hours

Information for autumn and winter

We're opening our fourth community café

Join us in Alexandra Park for a cuppa

Nature Plans for parks

Have your say on nature plans for parks

Memory Meadows launched

Memory Meadows launched in local parks

Fun Festive Gatherings

Fun Festive Community Gatherings in local urban parks this winter

A Viburnum Opulus tree planted in Redhill Park with a wooden plaque

Ukrainian Independence Day event

Marking the country's Independence Day at Redhill Park

Love Parks Week activities

We're encouraging residents to discover local parks

Stour Valley River

Calendar Photo Competition

Have your photo featured in our 2024 Stour Valley calendar

Green Heart Parks project announced

We're excited to transform 13 urban parks for people and wildlife

We're refurbishing Alexandra Park pavilion

We're excited to bring this pavilion back to life

coffee & croissant

We're set to re-open two community park cafés

Community cafés will open at Redhill Park and Boscombe Chine Gardens

Nature recovery on your doorstep

Donations will be doubled for one week only - at no additional cost to you.

Help plant 4,000 trees

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees in local parks

We're set for a fun-filled summer of nature activities

Discover nature activities in local parks this summer

Plans for local parks drafted as part of the Nature Recovery project

Local residents invited to have their say on plans for seven parks

Eco Sustainable Solutions makes us their charity of the year

Partnership with local waste processor, Eco, announced

Aviary May 22

Squawks of excitement as Bournemouth’s brand-new aviary opens

Aviary re-opening thanks to fundraising appeal

Canford Heath fire

Can you help us protect Canford Heath?

Thank you to all of you who have supported so far - you've generously donated £750 to this appeal.

Ladybird on flower

Can you help nature recovery on your doorstep?

Donations doubled for wildflower planting project for one week only

Park Yoga flag

Free Park Yoga for the summer

Outdoor yoga is returning to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole every Sunday morning this summer.

Bird feeder

Exciting plans drawn up to improve biodiversity of parks

We've received a £224,000 grant to create a Nature Recovery Network across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

Common ground exhibition poster detail

Arts University Bournemouth & Parks Foundation collaboration

Students from Arts University Bournemouth exhibit their creations inspired by our parks and green spaces

Fisherman's Walk drinking fountain

Fisherman's Walk drinking fountain installed

We've installed a new drinking fountain for both people and pooches at Fisherman’s Walk in Southbourne.

Love your parks

Love Your Parks photography winners announced

The competition had four park-related categories: wildlife, plants, play, and ‘what a park means to me’.

Love birds in aviary

Bournemouth's aviary to be rebuilt

Thanks to your support we'll be starting to build a new aviary in September

More projects

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Paddling pool in a park

Please support Redhill paddling pool

Help keep the pool open for future generations to enjoy

Ranger Work Experience

Environmental skills for young adults

Garden For Nature

Handy tips to welcome wildlife to your garden or outside space

Green Heart Parks

We’re putting the green heart back into our community parks by transforming 14 urban parks for people and nature

Marigolds in Bournemouth

Help us do more for nature

Wildflowers, bulbs and many trees not only give our urban parks a pop of colour, they provide essential support systems for butterflies, bees and other wildlife. We're on a mission to help wildlife recover. Please donate today and help us plant more wild and native flowers across our parks so our butterflies and bees can...

Supporting Bournemouth’s Aviary

The rescue aviary in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens is a sanctuary for almost 200 homeless tropical birds, all looked after by wonderful volunteers. Please help us raise the funds needed to continue caring for these wonderful birds...

Stone age man contactless donation unit

Contactless donation trial

We're prototyping new contactless donation solutions in our parks

Gardening community

Parks in Mind

Parks in Mind provides fun nature conservation and other outdoor activities to help improve your health and wellbeing

Park Yoga

Relaxing Yoga and Tai Chi in nature's great outdoors is back for 2023

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