Wildlife cameras

Thanks to everyone who’s donated so far, to help us fund more wildlife cameras.

Any donation you can make will be gratefully received and will enable us to carry out essential maintenance on the Heron, Kestrel and Barn Owl cameras and the costs of streaming the live footage 365 days a year. Through your support, we look forward to bringing many more wildlife adventures into your homes.

Enjoy watching the ever-changing weather over Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour to the north.

There has been human activity on the site for more than 12,000 years ago, but Holloway’s Dock (the area in the foreground) is far more recent; it was created during the Victorian era when the area was heavily quarried.

On this small headland you will find more than 500 plant species, 300 types of birds, a superb variety of insects, reptiles and small mammals – some of them rare and critically endangered.

Check out the busy bees at Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre.

At the moment, you can see the hive is buzzing with activity with the bees going in and out.

When they’re away from the hive, they will be finding and collecting springtime pollen to bring back to feed the colony and restock their supplies in the hive – you may spot bees with their hind legs laden with yellow or orange pollen.

The birds regularly come to our feeder to supplement their diet with a regular supply of seeds, suet, nuts, etc., which are an important food source – especially if our summers are too hot or if the ground is frozen during winter.

Keep an eye out for some of Hengistbury Head’s rarer species, such as the Dartford Warbler.

Please consider a donation to keep this project viable during 2024.  Thank you.