Welcome!

It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, which is part of the Graeme Hall Swamp National Environmental Heritage Site.

Since 1995 over US $30 million has been invested in the Sanctuary to restore the wetland and create the finest park in Barbados. In addition to being the last significant mangrove and sedge swamp on the island of Barbados, the Sanctuary is a true community centre offering something for everyone.

Favourite activities include watching wildlife, visiting the Gully Habitat, Marshland, Migratory Bird and St. Vincent Amazon Aviaries, touring our Boardwalk and trail system, or shopping at our new Sanctuary Store. We have a sophisticated network of trailside educational Exhibits, as well as the Migratory Bird Exhibit. We're a haven for Photographers, landscape and wildlife artists who are attracted by the beauty and tranquility of the Sanctuary. If you wish, you can simply relax with a drink and a snack overlooking the lake.

Carefully designed boardwalks, aviaries and observation points occupy less than 10 percent of Sanctuary habitat, so that nesting activity of Caribbean flyway birds is not disturbed.

The Sanctuary is also a living laboratory available to scientists and government to help develop long-range water and environmental policies for Barbados, and for this reason we support government-led environmental initiatives in the Graeme Hall Watershed and elsewhere.

In addition, we do everything we can to provide formal and informal education programmes for visitors, students, and teachers.

We hope you enjoy the Sanctuary, and invite you to return. If you have any questions please explore the other areas of this site or contact us directly.

Sincerely,
Peter A. Allard
Chairman