Four leading environmental organisations with over 1 million members in the South West, are calling for prospective general election candidates to help give wildlife a safer future and put the natural world at the forefront of their campaign. Thriving wildlife, healthy seas, clean air, unpolluted water and access to...
Following the 30th anniversary of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve and Kingcombe Centre this May, an urgent appeal to raise £45,000 has been launched, to ensure this internationally important wildlife haven and educational facility can thrive for the next 30 years. Last week HRH Prince of...
Dave Cumber Vets are used to acting quickly in an emergency but recently they have had to step up to the plate as they have treated 5 dogs which had been bitten by adders and brought into the Weymouth surgery in the last couple of weeks. Adder bites are...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is celebrating the return of its popular live webcam, as two barn owls have taken up residence and are sitting on four eggs, being watched by viewers from all over the globe 24 hours a day. The webcam is sponsored by Dorset Tea. The...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is launching a campaign over the Easter holidays to encourage local people and visitors to enjoy crabbing, the eco-way. Using hooks, mistreating crabs and littering whilst crabbing is a serious problem but could be avoided with DWT’s 5 key guidelines. The guidelines are: 1. Use bait...
Dorset based artist, Phyllis Wolff, has kindly donated an oil painting to Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) which will be auctioned online on Monday 3rd April 2017 for 2 weeks. The proceeds from the auction will go straight back into wildlife conservation work in Dorset. Phyllis was inspired to donate a...
SAT 1 MINI MEADOWS AT LORTON, 10am – 4pm. Create your own mini meadow, sow seeds to take home, for your own mini habitat (£2/meadow, available all day). Plus, the Centre is open for visitors, follow a self-guided trail, drop in for a hot drink, watch the birds on screen, &...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is inviting Dorset residents who garden with wildlife in mind to enter the 2017 Wildlife Friendly Gardening Competition, sponsored by the Gardens Group. Now in its eighth year, the popular competition is free to enter and is suitable for private gardeners, schools, housing associations, formal...
Measures to improve the welfare of millions of horses and donkeys across the EU have been approved today by the European Parliament. The proposals from Julie Girling, Conservative MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, were passed by a large majority and cover animals used in a broad range of activities,...
Five Wildlife Trusts working in partnership in the South West have been awarded funding by the National Lottery to develop the ‘Wild Paths’ project which is designed to train and recruit new people into the conservation sector. This funding has been made available through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s...
