Page 8 - BBOWT Strategic Plan 2016-2021

2

Get people
involved

We will make it easier for people and Thousands of people already visit our
communities from all backgrounds to visit nature reserves every year. Some of them take
and cherish their local nature reserves, local part in events and conservation activities.
green spaces and Living Landscapes. Others quietly enjoy the environment and
species they find there. All derive great
We will build on successful urban projects benefits to their health and wellbeing. We
in Oxford and West Berkshire to connect with want this to continue.
communities that are traditionally less
engaged in our work. Today more than 12,000 schoolchildren visit
our sites each year. Over the next five years
we will ensure more schoolchildren and
young people experience nature and wildlife.
Giving young people healthy, natural
experiences builds their confidence and sense
of responsibility.

Volunteers just We will
love volunteering.
■ Take Living Landscapes into Reading,
Jess Gallagher Slough and Milton Keynes, by establishing
partnerships with local communities and
businesses to make more green spaces for
people and wildlife.

■ Improve the attractiveness of our visitor
centres while ensuring they remain
important resources to learn about nature.
Establish a new wildlife centre in
Oxfordshire.

■ Continue to engage and educate everyone
about nature, particularly young people.

8 BBOWT 2016