River Stour at Millhams Mead
Bournemouth has an excellent variety of open spaces, including sports facilities, ornamental gardens and some fantastic areas of countryside, many of which have various protective designations. The Council's Parks and Countryside staff manage a total of ten Local Nature Reserves around the Borough.
Bournemouth has achieved ten Green Flags for its parks. This National award, managed by the Civic Trust, is achieved through a judges' inspection and through submission of a management plan on an annual basis, in accordance with a set criteria.
A Tree Trail leaflet is available, which interprets some of the fascinating trees to be found in Lower and Central Gardens.
If you are interested in Orienteering, you can now follow a new course at Kings Park.
Hengistbury Head Local Nature Reserve now has its own website, courtesy of the Hengistbury Head Supporters Group. www.hengistburyhead.org covers ecology, archaeology, geology and local history. There is information here for residents, visitors, schools, students and natural history enthusiasts.
A Management Plan for Christchurch Habour - Organisations, groups and members of the public are being invited to provide their views on the first ever draft Christchurch Harbour and Waterways Management Plan. The Plan has been put together by the Christchurch Harbour Group on behalf of the main landowners, namely Bournemouth Borough Council, Christchurch Borough Council and Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water. Find out more at www.dorsetforyou.com/christchurchharbourplan
For all the latest news about the parks and countryside sites, as well as sports development, take a look at the current, on-line edition of Parks and Countryside News . You can also view previous editions:
January to April, 2008
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