While the weather is nice, there is nothing better than spending time enjoying the region’s many nature reserves. With the current government guidelines, it isn’t advisable to make special trips and many attractions and parks are closed. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy Dorset’s incredible nature from your own home.
The team at Birds of Poole Harbour, a charity dedicated to keeping the rare birds that live in and around Poole and neighbouring Brownsea Island have set up a live stream, so everyone can enjoy the Ospreys during nesting season. The charity recently installed a man made nest in the town and it is hoped that it will be used by the birds, making it the first time ospreys will have nested in the south west in 200 years. The charity has been relocating wild osprey chicks from Scotland and raising them in Poole Harbour for three years and this spring could be the first time a nesting attempt is made in the harbour.
Ospreys are also known as sea hawks, they are being reintroduced to the southern coastline after being made extinct in the area. They are a fish eating bird of prey and can often be found near rivers and oceans with the vast majority of the UK’s ospreys living in Scotland.
Watch the webcam live here.
Want to find out more about Poole? See our 24 hours in Poole post for inspiration for your next trip.