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Thursday, September 19, 2024
In March 2017, two hunt monitors filmed huntsman Mr Shirley illegally hunting a fox with hounds in the Kingston Lacy (National Trust) area in Dorset..  The evidence was passed to the Dorset Police, the Crown Prosecution Service agreed there was enough evidence to prosecute and in February this year...
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...
In a reply to the BBC report that “Perenco UK pledges no repeat” of the oil spillage in Poole Harbour, local activists from Extinction Rebellion say the only way for Perenco to honour this pledge is to stop oil extraction in Poole Harbour now. Extinction Rebellion groups from Bournemouth-Christchurch-Poole (XR BCP), Wimborne,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has launched an appeal to help protect Dorset’s most precious wildlife-rich habitats from damaging development. The most recent example of a development which is threatening a protected wildlife site, is the proposal to build a large solar station on Rampisham Down SSSI (Site of Special...
If like me you are sentimental, adore animals and weep easy this is for you. Covering a story at an animal shelter, a journalist was grabbed by this dog and wouldn't let go. The journalist eventually adopted him! pic.twitter.com/Q586dzjzRy— B&S (@_B___S) November 20, 2022 And remember dogs just know https://dorseteye.com/dogs-tories-sociopaths-psychopaths-fliss-drummond-hampshire/ And now...
At a farming conference in Oxford today, Environment Secretary Michael Gove outlined plans to replace farm subsidies based on the amount of land owned, with funding to support farmers to provide public benefits, including environmentally friendly practices and better access to the countryside.The plan would see the creation of...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted that Broadstone Art Society has chosen to support a major new project the Trust is leading on, ‘The Great Heath Living Landscape’, for their art exhibition this spring by displaying paintings inspired by heathland in Dorset. The society, which started 60 years ago,...
This is wonderful. https://twitter.com/dodo/status/1144274188250882049
Dorset Wildlife Trust is inviting volunteers to a beach clean event at Wobarrow Bay on Saturday 15th September to try and combat the major litter problems affecting the area.    Litter can be found on the beach at busy times of the year and during storms, and not only ruins...

Run for wildlife

Dorset Wildlife Trust has become an affiliated charity with the Bournemouth Marathon Festival, and is inviting runners of all abilities to help us raise money for wildlife in Dorset. We have places for a range of running events taking place in Bournemouth on the 5th and 6th October 2013...