NCI Hengistbury Head is one of 57 National Coastwatch Stations around the coast of England & Wales run by volunteers and funded entirely by voluntary contributions. Run by 100 volunteer Watchkeepers we maintain a watch over Poole and Christchurch Bays from 08:00 in the morning to 19:00 in the summer and 17:00 in the winter seven days a week. Contact us on VHF Channel 65, callsign "Hengistbury Head NCI", for radio and AIS checks and current tidal and weather information.