Dorset’s largest seafood wholesaler is launching an innovative labelling scheme to support Dorset Wildlife Trust’s campaign for Great Dorset Seafood (GDS). Samways Fish Merchants Limited, based in Bridport, have pledged to label all seafood supplied by fishers working a Dorset Port and approved by the campaign, demonstrating provenance and traceability...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is celebrating national Marine Week from 29th July – 13th August with a series of marine-themed events for all ages, to help spread the word that our seas need protection, and to inspire local people to think about their relationship with the sea. The Sea...
Greens for Animal Protection (GAP), part of the Green Party of England and Wales, have called for an end to the government’s controversial programme of badger culls after the announcement that it will be extended into areas of South Devon, North Devon, North Cornwall, West Dorset, and South Herefordshire....
Award winning artists have been taking the plunge to show the magic of our seas. The extraordinary work of the winners of The Wildlife Trusts’Underwater Art Award goes on show in Dorset this month, highlighting the urgent need for Marine Conservation Zones. The award, established in Dorset in 2007 in...
The Wildlife Friendly Garden Competition, run by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and sponsored by the Gardens Group of Sherborne and Poundbury, is returning for its seventh year. The competition aims to recognise gardeners who have gone the extra mile to care for their garden and the wildlife in it. ...
Members of Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) were greeted by an unexpected visitor when a Russian Steppe Eagle interrupted a wildlife walk on Upton Heath last Friday. The giant bird of prey, which had a wingspan of over 4 feet, made its dramatic appearance after escaping from a falconer at...
SAT 2 LORTON MEADOWS OPEN DAY (Free), 10am – 4pm. The Wildlife Centre is open for visitors, come along for a walk around the Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve, then drop in for a hot drink, and peruse our selection of gifts and wildlife books. Plus watch the birds on...
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...
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Volunteers from the Richmond Fellowship group based in Poole will be hanging up their spades for the final time this month, after 8 years of volunteering with Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT). The group have given up their time to take part in a wide variety of vital conservation work,...
