Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is urging local communities to work together to help stop the spread of invasive Himalayan balsam, which smothers and destroys native plants such as purple loosestrife and meadowsweet. Himalayan balsam is native to West and Central Himalayas. It grows very quickly and is renowned for...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is offering the public a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name a newly recommended Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in Dorset, 30km south of Bournemouth, in Dorset. This offshore area is being put forward by Natural England for consideration in Tranche 3 of the MCZ process, which...
Intensive media coverage of the horse meat in our food scandal seems to be on the decline. For me the story is never ending. The levels of outrage that surround this scoop seem strangely disproportionate to the real crimes committed at the cost of the animals involved. As a ‘free’...
At the next Dorset County Council meeting, on 18 July, a motion will be put before the council objecting to the proposed badger cull taking place on council-owned land and calling for vaccination as a scientific and humane solution to Bovine TB. If you are a Dorset resident, please...
One word sums up September for the keen nature watcher; SANDPIPER! We expect common sandpipers regularly in autumn as they make their way south and a small number of green sandpipers are always likely to be around. Most years a number of curlew sandpipers are likely and so it...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has the perfect alternative gift for Valentine’s Day this year with its red squirrel and seahorse adoption packs. For just £20 each, this is an ideal gift for a wildlife lover who will cherish the gifts inside the pack, and it also helps wildlife at the...
The release of a new report: ‘Natural Value: The State of Dorset’s Environment’, which explores what Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole are doing to protect and manage Dorset’s environment, was launched at a conference at the Lighthouse in Poole on Thursday 2nd October. After many years of planning, this new...
We have had a confirmed case of cutaneous & renal glomerular vasculopathy, otherwise known as Alabama Rot in the Ryme Intrisica /West Chelborough area. This is a relatively new disease with confirmed cases throughout the country. This disease often manifests as "skin lesions", please see photos below. Often there...
Dogs love to chase buzzing insects, but getting too close can be dangerous. It’s better to get your dog to leave bees and wasps alone as stings can cause allergic reactions.
Most insect stings will simply be painful or irritating for your dog, but being stung multiple times can...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to welcome its newest patron, local resident and life-long member, Professor James Lovelock. Amongst many things, Professor Lovelock is the inventor of the first device to detect CFCs in the atmosphere, originator of ‘The Gaia Theory’, author of seven books, and a Dorset...
