Dorset Police is issuing some crime prevention advice to dog owners to prevent future dog theft incidents in the county.
There have been a number of dog theft stories circulating on social media and in the media over the last year, which has led to growing concern among owners both...
This swan and her cygnets should fill us full of joy. The cycle of life that is nature.
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Officers are carrying out a joint investigation with the fire service to establish the cause of a large heath fire in East Dorset and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police was made aware at around 3pm on Monday 3 May 2021 that firefighters from Dorset...
* The dandelion is the only flower that represents the 3 celestial bodies of the sun, moon and stars. The yellow flower resembles the sun, the puff ball resembles the moon and the dispersing seeds resemble the stars.
* The dandelion flower opens to greet the morning and closes in...
Wasps have generally earned themselves a bad reputation. But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem.
There are over 7,000 wasp species living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social species. The majority are parasitoids, which have young that eat...
Key information
With long, smooth, shiny, grey or brown bodies, slow worms look very similar to tiny snakes. In fact they are legless lizards and are quite harmless.
Although found throughout mainland Britain, they are most common in Wales and south-west England. They are absent from Ireland.
Slow worms like humid conditions...
Quick facts:
Common names: beaver, Eurasian beaver
Scientific name: Castor fiber
Family: Castoridae
Habitat: streams, rivers and lakes next to woodland
Diet: aquatic plants, tree bark and leaves
Predators: adults have no natural predators
Origin:Â native
What do beavers eat?
Beavers are herbivores and do not eat fish as commonly thought. Their diet is made up of aquatic plants and grasses, as well as the...
At the end of this entry there is a downloadable pdf with full details of the walk. Due to restrictions on space this is a summary!
This walk starts at the Hardy Monument, G.R. SY615875, a National Trust site. The walk takes approximately 3 hours and involves some moderate walking along recognised footpaths and...
This guide has been written for the use of members of the general public who are interested in the landscape and underlying geology when walking.
This walk crosses the northern side (limb) of the Weymouth Anticline, a dome shaped fold which extends across south Dorset (Weyland – the area south...
African elephants are at an increasing risk of extinction due to poaching and habitat loss, conservationists have warned.
African forest elephants, which are native to West Africa and the Congo basin, have been named as a critically endangered species in a new "Red List" from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The...
