Yesterday, The Wildlife Trusts published a new report ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’ which shows how people in every part of society, wherever they live, can take action to bring back declining insects.
This publication follows the ‘Insect declines and why they matter’ report launched last year, which examined mounting...
Out of this horror comes hope. In the backwash of the pandemic’s first wave, we see the shingled ruins of the old economy, and the chance to construct a new one. As we rebuild our economic life, we should do it on green principles, averting a crisis many times...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) welcomes recent government announcements to invest in local nature conservation projects.However, there is deep concern about the threat to environmental regulations and massive spending on roads at a time when serious investment in nature could address the greatest emergencies of our time – climate change and nature loss – as well as...
Dorset Council’s Environmental Protection Team have received a high number of complaints about flies over the last few weeks.
Many people are experiencing lots of flies within their homes. To reduce the numbers, it is important to follow good hygiene practices and take extra precautions to ensure that foodstuffs are...
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...
We are seeing a lot of deer lately crossing the roads in daylight and night time. We get lots of calls where cars have collided with them.Â
Please beware of them when you are travelling on the roads as they just step out in front of you.Â
Purbeck Police
Keep them coming. Phenomenal nature venturing in to human inhabited areas and bringing our wonder and wow moments.
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An adventurous grass snake was filmed near the back of a house in Dorset.
Remember they are harmless beautiful creatures.
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Jason Cridland
Yesterday evening (5th May) the first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam. The remaining four eggs are expected to hatch any day now and over the bank holiday weekend.Â
The first egg was laid on 7th April, followed by four others with the final egg laid on 15th April. The...
These webs are where caterpillars that have been overwintering and large numbers of caterpillars are emerging from these cocoons and feasting on surrounding vegetation.
These could be Brown-Tail Moth Caterpillars, which have hairs which are an irritant to human skin so they should not be handled. In some severe cases,...
