# PLANET BIRDSONG FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199555
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 6, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1199555


## Contact

- **Address:** 14 Ashwood Place, Ashwood Road, Woking
- **Postcode:** GU22 7JR
- **Phone:** 07855822091
- **Email:** peter@planetbirdsong.org
- **Website:** www.planetbirdsong.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF BIRDSONG AND BIOPHONY THROUGH MUSIC, TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES;2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING CONSERVATION BIOLOGY STUDENTS, IN BIRDSONG AND BIRD SOUND, AND BIOPHONIC RECORDING, WITH FIELD WORK AND TUTORING IN SOUND PROCESSING.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE BY PROMOTING STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO BIRDSONG AND BIOPHONY, ALONGSIDE OTHER ORGANISATIONS, AND WORKING WITH THOSE OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

**Activities:** Planet Birdsong promotes study and research into birdsong and natural sounds to advance the education of the public through music, technology and creative activities and promotes the application of birdsong and other natural sounds relating to  sustainable development and the conservation, protection and enhancement of the natural  environment.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Rwanda
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £11966 | £6940 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £748 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Peter John Cowdrey** (Chair) — appointed June 28, 2022
- Hilary MacBean — appointed June 28, 2022
- Isak Herman PhD — appointed June 28, 2022
- Peter Andreyvich Murray Threipland — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Professor Beth Ann Kaplin — appointed Nov. 11, 2025
- Tobias John Fraser Crux Masterton — appointed Oct. 15, 2025