# PORTLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY AND FIELD CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164156
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 28, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1164156


## Contact

- **Address:** OLD LOWER LIGHTHOUSE, PORTLAND BILL, PORTLAND, DORSET
- **Postcode:** DT5 2JT
- **Phone:** 01305 820553
- **Email:** obs@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.portlandbirdobs.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC:(A) IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT LIMITATION IN NATURAL HISTORY GENERALLY AND IN ORNITHOLOGY IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) THE MAINTENANCE AT PORTLAND BILL IN DORSET OF A BIRD OBSERVATORY FOR THE STUDY OF BIRD MIGRATION AND BIRD BEHAVIOUR, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF A FIELD CENTRE TO FACILITATE THE STUDY OF ANY OTHER BRANCH OF NATURAL HISTORY OR SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT;(II) THE PROMOTION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSERVATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY AT THE ISLE OF PORTLAND IN DORSET; AND(III) THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF STUDY RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK.(B) BY PRESERVING REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC BUILDING KNOWN AS THE OLD LOWER LIGHT.

**Activities:** Operates at Portland Bill a bird observatory and field centre for the study of bird migration and other aspects of the natural history of the Isle of Portland; publishes and distributes useful results of this work; promotes and participates in the conservation of the natural environment of the Isle of Portland; preserves and maintains the historic building known as the Old Lower Light.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Dorset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **PETER JOHN MORGAN** | Chair | July 14, 2018 |
| Andrew Davidson |  | July 14, 2019 |
| Dr GLEN THOMAS |  | July 14, 2018 |
| Dr Nevil Howard Fowler |  | July 14, 2018 |
| Ian Davidson |  | July 20, 2024 |
| James Francis Phillips |  | July 14, 2018 |
| LUCY JESSICA CUMBERLAND |  | July 14, 2018 |
| Luke Christopher Phillips |  | July 14, 2018 |
| Mark Cutts |  | July 14, 2019 |
| Rosemary Morgan |  | July 14, 2018 |
| Simon James Craft |  | July 16, 2016 |
| Susan Murphy |  | July 20, 2024 |




