If you have an interest in the marine world, and want to help conserve and protect it, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is offering an exciting opportunity to join a keen group of volunteer wardens at the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve at Kimmeridge Bay. We are looking for local people,...
Shark fin soup comes with a price. And we're not talking the thousands people pay to eat it — we're talking the mass killing of sharks, the disruption of our oceans' ecosystem, and the brutal slaughter of hundreds of thousands of dolphins used by fishermen as shark bait. ...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has teamed-up with local wildlife photographers to produce stunning images for DWT’s 2013 Christmas card collection, and 2014 calendar. The new DWT Christmas card collection features a thrush feeding on berries by wildlife enthusiast, Martin Baldwin, a snowy scene of Milton Abbey and Black Hill...
There’s not many things that make me feel better than sitting at the top of a cliff looking out over a calm sea, watching the sun slowly rise up over the horizon. A bliss silence all around me, apart from the odd tweet of a bird, that is until...
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...
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...
A new report from Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) seagrass rangers has revealed that after speaking to 200 boaters in Studland Bay, 9 out of 10 said they were aware of marine wildlife beneath their keels, and 94% agreed that the marine wildlife should be protected. However, fewer were aware...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) welcomes new proposals for prohibiting damaging fishing methods in high risk and sensitive seabed areas. The Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (Southern IFCA) who manage the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight coastline, have proposed a Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw to protect sensitive...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is hosting a variety of spooky events this Halloween, and it’s going to be a scream! Kingcombe Meadows Nature reserve provides a fantastic habitat to many species of bats, and we are offering children an exclusive chance to view ghoulish moths and ghostly bats through our...
A major victory has been won in the battle to ensure adequate protection for our marine environment as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announce they have decided to reclassify Polyisobutelene (PIB), making it illegal to discharge any amount into the sea. Earlier this year, we were devastated to see...
