Bird Aware Solent in facts and figures

The Solent coast is internationally important for birds.

 125,000 overwintering waders

10% of the global population of dark-bellied geese

Dark-bellied brent geese travel 3000 miles from Siberia

3 Special Protection Areas (SPAs)

254 km of varied coastline

The team

16-strong team with a comprehensive outreach programme

650+ annual patrols, engagement with 13k people face-to-face annually

97% respond positively to ranger engagement

Comprehensive monitoring programme

Dog initiatives team

More than 5k leaflets distributed annually

85+ bespoke signs and interpretation installations – more added each year

£2million every 5 years for funding capital projects

50+ community and pop-up events annually, meeting 1.5k people

30 guided birdwatching walks annually with over 400 people taking part

11k social media followers

100k+ website views a year

Annual Art Fest reaching new audiences

A growing collection of wildlife-aware leisure guides

6th year for this citizen science project

More than 100 different bird species spotted

The Solent area

52 million leisure visits a year

Over 550,000 homes within 5.6 km of the coast

Over 2k planning permissions a year

19 Bird Aware Solent partners

15 local authorities

Natural England

RSPB

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Chichester Harbour Conservancy

Governance provided by Partnership for South Hampshire