Community work on and off Brownsea Island

Community engagement

Throughout the past year, we've cultivated stronger community ties by forging strategic partnerships with the local councils and organisations. These collaborations have expanded opportunities, particularly for young people and people with disabilities in our community to access nature, beauty and history and to develop life skills.

Upskill programme

This incredible initiative is tailored for individuals aged 16-18 who are currently not engaged in formal education or employment. Working in collaboration with UP in BCP, (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole local authority), the programme offers a unique opportunity for young people to gain valuable, practical experience in a real work environment. Over the course of 6 weeks, participants will have the chance to enhance their existing skills and develop new ones, setting them on the path to success.

Urban Places Strategy

The overall aim of the work is to address unequal access to nature, beauty and history, focused in and around towns and cities:​​

• We will work with others to increase access to parks and green spaces in, around and near urban areas, so eventually everyone can easily reach places of quiet with wide open skies.​

• We'll share our skills and develop new ways to protect cherished local heritage sites, working with the communities that care about them.​

• We will work in new places in towns and cities, growing our partnerships​

Brownsea Island is pleased to help support the delivery of the National Trust Urban Spaces Strategy alongside our partners at BCP. ​This includes joint working around the Stour Valley Project, Littledown Greenway and wider support of BCP's Green Strategy. ​