A vast swarm of flying ants stretching for a mile has been detected on a weather radar along the south coast of the UK, and further swarms are anticipated in the upcoming days. The Met Office identified these insect gatherings on Friday, coinciding with numerous eyewitness reports shared on...
Wildlife Trusts in Somerset, Devon, Dorset, and Wiltshire have received initial support¹ for a £829,200 bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) under its Skills for the Future programme² for their Wild Futures project. The project aims to: Diversify the conservation workforce by providing opportunities for people from...
Dorset Council’s Environmental Protection Team have received a high number of complaints about flies over the last few weeks.
Many people are experiencing lots of flies within their homes. To reduce the numbers, it is important to follow good hygiene practices and take extra precautions to ensure that foodstuffs are...
A pair of wild Ospreys have hatched young at a secret nest site in Poole Harbour, which is the first to hatch in southern Britain for 200 years. The successful hatching is a result of an Osprey reintroduction program that’s being carried out by Dorset based charity Birds of...
As of 6 April, under law, dogs are required to be microchipped.North Dorset District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council are urging dog owners to ensure their pets are chipped and that their contact details on the microchip database are up-to-date.Graham Duggan, North Dorset,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted that the Government has today confirmed the immediate designation of 27 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), including Poole Rocks, South Dorset and Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges in Dorset. With the support of the public, DWT have been campaigning for MCZs in Dorset to...
This poor badger was a sad discovery in the first few days of this year’s culls. It wasn’t in Dorset, but the grisly find is a shocking reminder of the reality of the badger culls everywhere. He had suffered an injury so severe that his foreleg was almost severed....
A generous donation of £5,000 from Haskins Garden Centres Ltd has enabled Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and its partners to reach the match-funding target for a grant of £2.7 million from the HLF for the Great Heath Living Landscape project. The project will protect and manage land which provides...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is looking for new recruits to join a keen group of volunteers at the Fine Foundation Marine Centre at Kimmeridge, Dorset. DWT is inviting local people who would like to do something valuable for wildlife, and have time to offer on a regular basis, to...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is launching its first ever online summer raffle which has fantastic prizes donated by local businesses. The top prize is a weekend break for two (worth £250) in a luxury Greenwood Grange Cottage, just 5 minutes from Thomas Hardy’s birthplace. Other prizes include a round of...
