Purbeck has had a successful stone industry for centuries and continues today with a number of active quarries. The Portland and Purbeck limestone of late Jurassic and early Cretaceous age (140-150 million years old) is exploited for example at Swanworth Quarry and Keates Quarry near Worth Matravers and Langton Matravers respectively. The stone...
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Today a dog died of severe heat stroke – exercised at 9 o’clock in the morning. If it was a child, the parents would be convicted of man slaughter and sent to prison. The long coated dog was being exercised in the local park...
High street shop Fat Face is kindly making a donation to Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) using a portion of their profits taken from sales in their Bournemouth store between 21st– 28thNovember 2016. DWT has been selected as part of their ‘thanks for giving’ initiative, where instead of black Friday...
Yesterday evening (5th May) the first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam. The remaining four eggs are expected to hatch any day now and over the bank holiday weekend.
The first egg was laid on 7th April, followed by four others with the final egg laid on 15th April. The...
With another round of badger culls about to start across most of the county, Dorset residents might find my Beginner's Guide to the Government's Badger Control Policy useful:- 1. Ignore scientific advice 2. Ignore the British Veterinary Association who oppose the cruelty of free-shooting 3. Kill thousands of badgers...
Dorset Walks Monday February 18th Wyke Down © Jos Mannering ispot linkArriving at the site we were overjoyed to see a red kite appear right above the van as we were parking. Then 2 more kites appeared even closer just above some trees across the field from us!...
Sunday the 6th October 2013 was the end of the badger cull in Somerset. The Somerset Badger Group, who have been out patrolling the lanes and footpaths since before the cull started, gathered in Williton as normal to start their evening patrols. They were joined by Starlight Peace Bot...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has received a report of a rare Risso’s dolphin sighting off Chesil Beach on Wednesday 8th April by local whelk fisherman Ryan Casey. Risso’s dolphins are rarely seen in the UK close to shore and are mostly found nearer the deep continental shelf in the...
Until March 2014, The Kingcombe Centre in West Dorset is delighted to announce an exclusive winter offer on its accommodation, which is suitable for organisations, businesses and groups looking for a unique venue to meet. The main accommodation has 11 wildlife-themed en-suite bedrooms, which can accommodate larger groups, at...
With partners, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Great Heath Living Landscape project is pleased to launch the Corfe Barrows Nature Park, which is a large site managed for the benefit of both wildlife and people in Corfe Mullen, near Poole. The nature park is the result of a partnership that...