Animal welfare campaigners have staged protests at more than a dozen Morrisons supermarkets across the country.
The demonstrations were led by one of the retailer's own employees, who claims he is facing disciplinary action after highlighting allegations about the chickens it sells.Earlier this month, an investigation accused one of Morrisons'...
A vast swarm of flying ants stretching for a mile has been detected on a weather radar along the south coast of the UK, and further swarms are anticipated in the upcoming days. The Met Office identified these insect gatherings on Friday, coinciding with numerous eyewitness reports shared on...
Following on from the poisoning of at least two eagles on hunting land in Dorset a few weeks ago
https://dorseteye.com/wildlife-experts-suspect-cover-up/
this disturbing issue has taken another sinister turn.
Raptor Persecution UK take it up:
Last week I blogged about Dorset Police’s refusal to respond to my Freedom of Information request, where I’d...
Between 20:00 on Friday 21st August and 08:00 on Saturday 22nd August an intruder has gained access to a field in the SixPenny Handley area and run over six sheep in a vehicle.
We are asking anyone who was driving in the area at that time to review any dash...
A man has been sentenced at court following an investigation by rural crime officers into a fox hunting offence in Dorset.
Mark Pearson, aged 62 and of Child Okeford near Blandford, was found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dog, an offence under the Hunting Act 2004, on Tuesday...
Britain's' fishing policy not the EU is responsible for decreased number of fishing trawlers..., not EU policy.
Let reality reign and the myths be debunked.
And if the public really care about depleted stock then campaigning to stop this will help:
https://dorseteye.com/supertrawlers-spent-more-than-43-hours-fishing-in-marine-protected-areas-off-the-south-west-coast-of-england-greenpeace-research-shows/
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Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has received a report of a rare Risso’s dolphin sighting off Chesil Beach on Wednesday 8th April by local whelk fisherman Ryan Casey. Risso’s dolphins are rarely seen in the UK close to shore and are mostly found nearer the deep continental shelf in the...
From a beekeeper
Oh dear - I keep hearing tips about leaving bowls of sugar water out to "help" keep bees hydrated. Please, please, please DON'T. Bees are really good at finding what they need and there are so many reasons not to do this. The MOST IMPORTANT reason is...
This is so cute.
Red squirrels which are very rare now in England, apart from the Isle of Wight, and therefore are rarely seen or heard.
A reminder of how wonderful nature is and how we must seek to do everything to make it sustainable for the future of us...
Nesting in the eaves of our buildings and other small gaps in our homes, Swifts make the return journey from sub-Saharan Africa each year to breed in Dorset and the wider UK.
Greg Lambe, Vice Chairman of Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group (CHOG), tells us that these “enigmatic birds which are the...
