As an association we work closely with various groups within the community. We have links with our two local schools and have members of a handicapped school as tenants on the site.

Additionally we provide produce for, and take part in the majority of local flower/vegatable shows throughout the summer months in the Bournemouth and Poole area.

Members also supply surplus vegetables to the local SURESTART organisation who are a community self-help group based in the centre of the West Howe Housing estate. Young and old alike have the opportunity to learn about fresh produce, and how to prepare and cook it!

Friends of Kinson Common

Friends of Kinson Common

Since their formation in 1999, the Friends have helped Bournemouth Borough Council's Countryside Officers manage Kinson Common, a Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest, as Countryside Volunteers. We are also associate members of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers.

Litter-picking, wildlife recording and monitoring the site for anti-social behaviour such as arson are part of our work as well as liaising with residents and visitors about any problems that may occur on site. We have also placed bird and bat boxes around the site and are also undertaking surveys of fungi and moths as well as planning other projects for future records. In our Autumn/Winter work programme jobs such as scrub and gorse clearance are carried out.

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Further Information

Can be obtained from the Site Manager who is available on site most mornings till about 12 noon, any committee member, or preferably in the first instance via email here....

Email: secretary@braa.co.uk

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Last updated 26th January 2011