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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
There was a small, non-descriptive bird sitting almost motionless on a branch above the summerhouse in our garden today. At first I thought it was a thrush, but it had stayed there too long for it to be a thrush. It took binoculars from an upstairs window to identify...
Wardens on Brownsea Island have reported sightings of over 3,700 of black-tailed godwits on the Brownsea Lagoon in December 2019 – a record for Dorset. Their numbers have remained high in January 2020, with over 2,000 birds present, even at low tide. It is thought that high rainfall and...
Dorset Council is today launching a 12-week public consultation on rules about dogs in public spaces This will help with the development of the new Dorset-wide Dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order. The consultation is a chance for people – residents, business owners, organisations and visitors – to have their say...

Dog walkers: Get some exercise

Now let's make this the message to unite the country and get those festive pounds off. Feel free to copy and put up. Penny Lane
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has been made aware of reports that a number of dead dolphins and porpoises have been washed up on Dorset’s beaches this winter. We have been receiving information about sightings since 7th November. The cause of death is unknown although higher numbers are often recorded...
  BADSWORTH HUNT SUPPORT ATTACK SAB VAN ON BOXING DAY We have been given a name for the hunt supporter smashing the fox against the van window. Cops and media will be informed in due course. Today we decided to spread festive cheer across North Yorkshire with West Yorkshire Hunt sabs. First, we stopped...
So close to the first karma since December 12th. Never mind.  Plenty more will come our way. https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/status/1210168021156687872?s=20 Douglas James Join us in helping to bring reality and decency back by SUBSCRIBING to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ1Ll1ylCg8U19AhNl-NoTg and SUPPORTING US where you can: Award Winning Independent Citizen Media Needs Your Help. PLEASE SUPPORT...
An ancient roman villa has been re-discovered on a Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) nature reserve in west Dorset near Frampton. The results of the dig will be shown on the Digging for Britain series on BBC4 at 9pm tonight (4th December). The dig was carried out by experts from Bournemouth...
Are South Dorset Tory MP Richard Drax's South Dorset Hunt beginning to crumble? Is there a possibility of an amalgamation with another Dorset hunt? With riders fleeing the SD like rats from a sinking ship or a Fox from the jaws of the pursuing dog's, riders are being seen more...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has been made aware of a rising number of otter deaths in Dorset this autumn. Most deaths have occurred on roads and are thought to be due to otters resorting to using roads as recent rainfall has left them unable to swim under bridges in...