The Bournemouth Banshees are a university based quidditch team founded in 2016. Based in Bournemouth with players from Bournemouth University, Arts University Bournemouth and community players, the team has continually fought in the south region for qualification to BQC with the banshees qualifying the last three seasons.

The Banshees are the annual hosts of a beach held tournament in the Summer and are one of the founding teams of the South Coast Cup; a regional, year-long division held in the south region.