Dorset Wildlife Trust just reported: "Lots of reports coming in of seabirds such as auks getting washed up along the Dorset Coastline near Chesil, Lyme Regis, Budleigh and further, covered in something white and sticky; possibly a silicant but this is not confirmed. We are working with the RSPCA...
A huge wave of public support will shake Westminster today as a quarter of a million people call for greater protection for the UK’s seas and coastline. 250,000 signatures on the Wildlife Trusts’ Petition Fish will be presented to Natural Environment Minister Richard Benyon at a Parliamentary reception at...
This is a half-day conference organised by the Media School at Bournemouth University on Friday 25 January 2013, at which a panel of leading experts and commentators will examine the future of social cohesion in Britain. What are the main lessons to date of our experiences of 'multiculturalism'? Where...
An exhibition by two Dorset artists has raised £2000 for the county’s wildlife. The money was donated by sculptor Sally Derrick and painter Adrian Whittlesea (see Inset) following their ‘Living with Landscape’ exhibition ofworks featuring birds, animals and landscapeat Southover House in Tolpuddle. The two Dorset based artists, donated10% of all sales...
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...
Dorset Wildlife Trust has the answer to the January blues, with an invitation to get out volunteering for wildlife at its new Weekend Work Parties on Upton Heath. Suitable for the whole family, the monthly sessions will give families and full time workers no excuses for putting off their good...
The spectacular wildlife of Brownsea Island’s famous lagoon can now be watched live across the world, thanks to a new webcam show casing its outstanding birdlife to all throughout the year. The lagoon, managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust on the National Trust owned island, is one of the best places...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching a new training scheme for volunteers who want to take action for wildlife. Champion Dorset’s Wildlife, a ‘Look Again’ project supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, aims to activate rural communities in Dorset for their local wildlife, including fully accredited training...
Results just released show an exciting increase in wildlife at an important Dorset nature reserve. The unexpected invertebrates, including three nationally scarce beetles, were found in recently constructed ponds at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Tadnoll and Winfrith reserve. The rare large broadwings mayfly Brachycercus harissellus was also uncovered in the...
Residents and wildlife groups are celebrating a major funding boost for one of England’s most important chalk streams. The River Allen Project to restore and protect the east Dorset river and its wildlife is being funded by a grant of £44,480 from Biffa Award, a multi-million pound environment fund managed...
