When monitors arrived, hounds were in an area of hedge next to a small field containing cows. The field was fenced off with electric fencing and clearly no trail had been laid there - even so, the huntsman Evo Shirley was on foot hunting the hounds.
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The hunt's whipper-in, Josh...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has been working local fishermen to demonstrate responsible standards whilst caring for the marine environment in Poole Harbour.
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Fourteen vessels working the clam and cockle fishery are now certified through the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS). This validation on industry-agreed best practise is thanks to a positive...
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This is the awkward moment when Portman Hunt master and huntsman, Evo Shirley, challenges monitors to return to a public footpath when they're on one.
Then claims that the hunt have laid a trail through a six foot maize field, only to surpass himself by claiming fox-hunting isn't illegal.
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A West Dorset smallholder has been ordered to pay £530 and is banned from keeping poultry and pigs for ten years after causing unnecessary suffering to chickens following a court hearing in Weymouth.
On 17 September 2018, at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court, Richard Thomas Hansford, aged 67, of Weymouth pleaded guilty...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to announce that Dan Bosence, Emeritus Professor Geology at Royal Holloway University of London, is coming to Dorset to give a presentation about newly discovered circular structures on the seafloor of Weymouth Bay.
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The new images obtained by Dorset Wildlife Trust’s DORIS (Dorset Integrated...
Yesterday the Government published the Agriculture Bill. The recovery of wildlife in Dorset and the UK depends on an Agriculture Bill which enables farmers to create and restore natural habitats. Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) believes that now is the time for agricultural policy to lead nature’s recovery.
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The Agriculture Bill...
Most people don’t connect England’s countryside with crime. Crime happens everywhere, but there are differences between urban and rural crime. For instance, quad bikes are a common sight in rural areas. Farmers, gamekeepers, and terrier men attached to fox hunts use them. They’re just the thing for narrow lanes,...
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...
Dogs love to chase buzzing insects, but getting too close can be dangerous. It’s better to get your dog to leave bees and wasps alone as stings can cause allergic reactions.
Most insect stings will simply be painful or irritating for your dog, but being stung multiple times can...
In July this year we began the second phase of our Poole Harbour Osprey translocation project following the successful release of eight Osprey chicks into Poole Harbour last summer. The aim of the project is to help restore a South Coast breeding population of Osprey for the first time...
