As a charity, we must maximise our opportunities to raise income wherever possible. This allows us to financially support our charitable purpose of conserving wildlife and habitats, while maintaining our visitor facilities and providing excellent, inspiring experiences for our visitors.

Read article | RSPB parking charges take flight

The income generated through the car parking charges will contribute to the ongoing cost of running the facilities visitors use at Marshside, including reserve entry for all those arriving in a car and use of all visitor facilities (which includes the car park, visitor centre, toilets, trails and hides). It also supports the vital conservation work we carry out here to help wildlife.

RSPB members will of course receive free car parking as a thank you for regularly supporting our nature conservation work – why not join the RSPB today and get free entry to all RSPB nature reserves.

New RSPB parking charges take flight

Money grabbing works will begin ‘in the coming weeks’ to install barriers at the RSPB car park in Marshside – to turn it into a ticketed car park which will close at 5pm each day.

OTS revealed in May that plans to introduce fees at the RSPB’s Marine Drive car park had been given the go-ahead by Sefton Council.

The car park is currently free to use for motorists but under the proposals, fees will be introduced through the use of a ‘solar powered’ ticket machine. The new parking fees will only apply to non-members of the society.