In this article, I intend to challenge my own fear of snakes by finding out why and how they exist, the different types of snakes, and the psychology behind my and many others fear of this reptile. I hope that many others will, like me, see snakes differently by...
A visit to Kings Wood in early May reveals one of the most awesome botanical sights in Dorset, millions (yes millions) of white-flowered ramsons carpeting the woodland floor. They spread as far as the eye can see, quite amazing! Ramsons is also known as wild garlic and there is...
What do we expect the police to do when this happens?
Well one officer in the Wiltshire constabulary decided to do things differently.
https://twitter.com/Keeptheban_/status/1476229616234901504?s=20
And why?
Yep because she is part of the sociopathic gang (or is it gangs?).
'It has been reported that PC Laura Hughes of Wiltshire Police (Aka Laura Jordan) who...
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...
DOG OWNERS PLEASE READ THIS
This is OLLIE, my beautiful 11 months old cocker spaniel.
While out for a walk, Ollie got bitten by an adder and sadly after 3 days of multiple visits to the vets and being in the emergency hospital, he lost his fight. His little body couldn’t...
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify the owner of a dog that bit a woman in Poole.
At around 1.30pm on Thursday 23 April 2020 the victim – a woman aged in her 60s - was walking her dog at the Sea View viewpoint on Constitution Hill....
It’s high time we forgive the rat his past ills and protect him if he is black and tolerate him if he is brown. And I do tolerate them, in fact I offer them safe refuge in our roof space and food in the garden. It strikes me as...
Over the Easter weekend, low tides surfaced some unusual findings at Kimmeridge and Charmouth where the ‘furrowed crab’ (Xantho hydrophilus) was found. This crab is very common further in the southwest in Devon and Cornwall but has been very rarely recorded in Dorset.
It is a climate-change indicator, expected...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to learn that all 41 of the proposed Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ’s) in England, have been designated. This includes six sites in Dorset. MCZs are marine nature reserves which contain a range of our most important species and habitats.
The sites are: Albert Field;...
Dorset Police is working with partners within the Urban Heath Partnership to introduce proactive patrols to prevent fire, vandalism and general anti-social behaviour.
The partnership, which is now in its 21st year, will see officers from Dorset Police proactively patrolling the area from the skies, working with colleagues from Bournemouth,...
