Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is looking for volunteers to take part in a ‘mass planting’ of wild flowers in Bridport, as part of a plan to recreate the colour and diversity of the county’s stunning Coronation Meadow, Lady’s Mead, in west Dorset. Volunteers have grown hundreds of wild flower...
Maintaining its reputation for offering a huge range of co-curricular activities, Bryanston has reintroduced honeybee colonies at the School to provide pupils with a fascinating insight into the world of beekeeping. The move has been overseen by Ben Pullan, Resident Teacher of Classics at the School and an experienced...
Animals and wildlife really struggle in the UK during heatwaves. Here we identify how we can help.
To help wildlife during a heatwave, here are some important measures to consider:
Provide access to water: Ensure there are adequate water sources available for wildlife, such as natural water bodies, ponds, and small...
No not a bear but a dog from Dorset. A naughty dog who went a wandering for nine days and then returned home to mummy and his adoring family. Not to Peru but Canford Magna (between Wimborne and Poole).
Paddington's mum Bethany Paine takes up the happy ending to his...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Meadows reserve is one of the locations for a new programme Miniature Britain, to be broadcast next Wednesday, 12.12.12 at 8pm on BBC1. The filming took place back in the balmy days of May this year on the flagship west Dorset reserve that has previously...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching a series of Sunday Strolls in west Dorset this spring. Starting in April and running through until the end of September, the walks will be based around the Kingcombe Centre and surrounding Kingcombe Meadows Reserve, a beautiful ancient landscape spanning the full width of...
Unlimited fines and prison sentences are amongst a package of new powers to be introduced as part of a crackdown on illegal tree felling in England, Defra and the Forestry Commission announced in December 2022.
Delivered as part of the world-leading Environment Act, changes to the Forestry Act 1967 will deliver...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to announce that the first of 7 barn owl eggs has hatched on its webcam, which is sponsored by Dorset Tea. The chick hatched in the early hours of Sunday morning (13th May).
The barn owls, which live in a specially designed box on...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is looking for new volunteers to join a keen group of warden volunteers at the Fine Foundation Marine Centre at Kimmeridge in Dorset. DWT is inviting local people who would like to do something valuable for wildlife, and have time to offer on a regular...
This is wonderful.
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