FINGAL Head Public School has showcased a collection of artworks designed to raise awareness of shorebird conservation.

The students' artworks have been turned into signs which will soon be placed along the Tweed Coast.

Student Monty McLennan said she was saddened by the decreasing numbers of shorebirds at Fingal Head.

"It's very upsetting to know that everyone's killed and threatened all the species," Monty said.

Monty hopes the students' signs would help to make people more aware of shorebird conservation.

Birdlife Northern Rivers convenor Linda Brannian said she was thrilled to be part of the project, which was run in conjunction with Tweed Shire Council.

"The students here are our next generation of beach users," Ms Brannian said.

"Surfers, dog owners, everyone that's going to be on the beach sharing it with the birds."

"I think their signs and artworks will have a life unto themselves." "

Fingal Head Public School principal Christine Marshall said the school had just become involved with the program this year.

"It's been exceptionally important for our children," Ms Marshall said.

"It's given them a sense of ownership of looking after the environment of their area.

"They're specifically focused on looking after the shorebirds and protecting the nesting of our threatened species of shorebirds in the Fingal area."

Fingal Head Public School won the Young Legends category of the national Clean Beaches Awards a few weeks ago.

Among the most threatened of shorebirds is the Beach Stone-curlew.

It's understood there's currently only seven breeding pairs on the NSW coast.