Dorset Wildlife Trust and Kingcombe Centre to combine
The Kingcombe Centre. Photograph copyright Nigel Walden. Used under Creative Commons licence.
DORSET Wildlife Trust and the Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre have decided to work together to boost environmental education and participation in nature conservation in Dorset.
Trustees of the charities see this as an important opportunity for two organisations with similar aims. Dorset Wildlife Trust has greatly expanded its educational work in recent years, helping many people of all walks of life to gain knowledge of and inspiration from nature and enjoy their local wildlife, some for the first time. The Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre has built a national reputation as a centre of excellence for environmental studies especially for schools and also offers an array of natural history, archaeology, craft and art courses throughout the year.
The Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre is sited within Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Meadows flagship nature reserve and the collaboration will enable many more people to learn about, enjoy and help to conserve this unique piece of Dorset’s natural heritage.
By working together Dorset Wildlife Trust will help improve facilities at Kingcombe, enabling the Centre to continue to provide quality courses in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and the Centre will expand Dorset Wildlife Trust’s education programme, particularly with schools.
Simon Cripps, Chief Executive at Dorset Wildlife Trust, said: “Our educational programme has grown rapidly in recent years, becoming a cornerstone of the Trust, so we are very happy to be taking on responsibility for the excellent work of the Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre. This will greatly enhance our education activities throughout Dorset and in particular in west Dorset.”
Elizabeth West, Chair of the Kingcombe Trust, said: “This is the ideal next stage in the development of the Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre; building on our achievements of previous years and through Dorset Wildlife Trust taking the Centre to the next level.”
Based on a press release issued by Dorset Wildlife Trust