The Bird of Prey Project has been awarded £17,500 from The National Lottery Community Fund, which will go towards improving our visitor centre as part of a 2-year project to meet our community’s access needs.
TBOPP aims to be an inclusive hub for wildlife education and nature-based learning. This grant will help the charity to address several barriers that may be limiting some visitor’s ability to fully engage with our centre, birds, and message of the importance of conserving habitats.
Improvements will include things such as better accessible signage, more interactive learning activities on site, access sessions for community groups, improved wheelchair access and more. Vic Tweedie, Charity Manager said:
‘We believe in equal access to nature and this grant will help us to provide an experience of equal quality by meeting individual needs in a fun, welcoming space, addressing physical, sensory and financial barriers and reaching new audiences.’
Our first step towards making our organisation more accessible is implementing ‘Pay What You Can’ days. This is chance to visit The Bird of Prey Project at a price that suits your pocket. Meet our birds, watch a flying display, and learn all about what we do as a charity. Just turn up and pay on the door, or book your tickets in advance online.
Our first ‘Pay What You Can’ day is on Saturday the 19th of December, and this will be the first of a series delivered quarterly over the next two years, thanks to the funding received from The National Lottery Community Fund.
