What Is the Berwick Bank Campaign and How Can I Help?

The Berwick Bank campaign is a conservation push led by the Scottish Seabird Centre together with RSPB Scotland, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the National Trust for Scotland and the Marine Conservation Society. The coalition is calling on SSE and the Scottish Government to cancel the Berwick Bank wind farm, which it describes as threatening to be the deadliest windfarm for birds anywhere in the world. You can help by adding your voice to the campaign through the Scottish Seabird Centre's website.

What the campaign is about

Berwick Bank is a proposed offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The Scottish Seabird Centre states that it threatens to be the deadliest windfarm for birds anywhere in the world, and that is why the charity has joined forces with other major Scottish conservation organisations to oppose it.

The campaign's stated aim is straightforward: tell SSE and the Scottish Government to Cancel Berwick Bank.

Who is behind it

The campaign is a coalition rather than a single organisation's effort. According to the Scottish Seabird Centre, the partners are:

• Scottish Seabird Centre
• RSPB Scotland
• Scottish Wildlife Trust
• National Trust for Scotland
• Marine Conservation Society

Why seabirds matter here

The Scottish Seabird Centre is a marine conservation and education charity based in North Berwick, on Scotland's east coast. Its work centres on Scotland's marine environment, which it describes as exceptional and diverse:

• Over 18,000 km of coastline
• More than 900 islands
• Around 61% of the UK's seas
• More than 6,500 species of animals and plants

The centre's visitor experience includes live panoramic views of the Bass Rock, one of the world's largest Northern gannet colonies. That proximity to major seabird colonies is the context for the campaign's concern about a large offshore wind development in the same sea area.

How you can help

The Scottish Seabird Centre's campaign page includes a "Find out how you can help" link and an "Add your voice" action. The practical step is to use that route to register your opposition to the project and direct it at the two decision-makers the campaign names: SSE and the Scottish Government.

If you want to do more than sign up, the campaign sits alongside the centre's wider conservation work, which you can support through the "Support us" section of the site.

Seeing the wildlife for yourself

If the campaign's subject matter is what draws you in, the centre itself is open daily in North Berwick. Alongside the conservation messaging, it offers:

• A Discovery Experience with interactive exhibits, games, VR, films and live wildlife cameras
• Seasonal wildlife boat trips
• Family-focused outdoor activities
• A café and gift shop

One practical note from the site: the Discovery Experience was scheduled to be closed from 2–4 September for essential maintenance, so check current opening details before travelling if you are planning a visit around that time.

Where to start

Go to seabird.org and look for the Berwick Bank campaign section, then use the "Add your voice" action to add your name to the call. For background on the charity running the campaign, see the About us and Conservation pages on the same site.