Shared Experience of Red Squirrel Conservation Practice Red Squirrels in Poole Harbour Introduction Dorset Wildlife Trust and Bournemouth University Thought to be the largest natural harbour in Europe, Poole Harbour consists of extensive shallow water, intertidal saltmarsh and fringing reedbed habitats. The northern shoreline consists of almost continual urban development from Geographical area of the town of Poole round to the Harbour entrance at Sandbanks with a high conservation work Key partners grey squirrel population. The southern shoreline is mostly undeveloped with extensive heathland and pine woodland. Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK. National Trust Dorset Wildlife Trust Poole Harbour retains a remnant population of red squirrel confined to Brownsea Author and organisation Bournemouth University and Furzey Islands with animals occasionally making movements beyond contact details (and previously NERC and CEH) these. Brownsea Island, the largest of the five main Islands in the Harbour is approximately 250 hectares in extent and the population, believed to average Chris Thain around 200 individuals, is considered native. Reserve Manager Resources Dorset Wildlife Trust Poole Harbour is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) a Brownsea Island Typical Resource Special Protected Area (SPA) and a Ramsar site. The heathlands surrounding Number of people available the harbour have been designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
[email protected] Paid Contractors (1-6 Monitoring Furzey 1 (< 1 Some areas of the harbour have also been declared local and national nature reserves. Much of the Harbour is also within Purbeck Heritage Kathy Hodder months) week typically per year) Coast and part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).