...On 24th October 2014, two weeks before I was due to start my first job within donkey rescue and welfare education, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I saw it as an obstacle that I could overcome, but in March 2015 I learnt that the cancer had spread to...
The RSPCA is investigating after a woman was filmed punching and kicking a horse in a video that wildlife presenter Chris Packham called "appalling".
Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs tweeted the clip on Sunday and said it showed a member of the Cottesmore Hunt.The video shows a horse apparently reluctant to get...
Dorset Wildlife Trust will be re-opening its Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre in Kimmeridge on Wednesday 12th August and is celebrating with a new art exhibition revealing Dorset’s underwater landscape, with original artwork created by Dorset artist, Antonia Phillips.
The artwork provides a unique perspective of the seas just off our coastline and was commissioned for a...
Post Brexit the UK will no longer have to conform to the animal protections set in place by the EU. This will mean importing from countriies that deal in animal barbarism and the risk that to compete the UK may abandon the protections it brought in. Even those were...
Animal Kindness Index reveals 86% in the South West have acted to help animals
The RSPCA has just published a new regional animal kindness league table which shows how the different regions compare when it comes to animal compassion - and the charity has revealed how people in the South...
Dorset Wildlife Trust are championing ‘Wild About Gardens’ week by teaming up with Transition Town Dorchester for the launch of a new ‘Incredible edibles’ scheme on Tuesday 29th October in the Dorchester Wildlife Garden. The scheme, which is designed to encourage families to grow vegetables, fruit and herbs in...
To see our volunteering opportunities, visit www.dorsetwildifetrust.org.uk/volunteering
SAT 1 SUMMER WILDLIFE FUN AT BROWNSEA ISLAND, 11am – 3.30pm.
Go Wild about Brownsea! Come and find out more about the wonderful wildlife of Brownsea. Take part in self-led trails and visit the Villa Wildlife Centre for wildlife activities and discover...
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Many of our prettiest insects feed on nectar, so need flowering plants for their survival. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies all need sources of nectar and pollen to thrive. As they travel from flower to...
Don't take our word for it. We spoke to the experts, to find out why The Grand National is a uniquely cruel event we should all be ashamed to support. David Lloyd reports.
We were courted by Channel 4 the other week. They were in town to film their TV...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is asking members of the public to report sightings of any turtles washed up on Dorset beaches as a matter of urgency following the discovery of four turtles in just nine days, including the rare Kemp’s Ridley Turtle. On 23rd December a live Loggerhead Turtle...
