Greens for Animal Protection (GAP), part of the Green Party of England and Wales, have called for an end to the government’s controversial programme of badger culls after the announcement that it will be extended into areas of South Devon, North Devon, North Cornwall, West Dorset, and South Herefordshire....
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is supporting an online petition initiated byThe Wildlife Trusts’ President Emeritus, Simon King OBE,calling for the withdrawal of licenses that have been issued by Government to cull badgers, particularly in Dorset. Badger culling is a deeply flawed method for controlling the spread of the devastating bTB...
To boost local marine conservation work, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) will be launching its new Seahorse Adoption scheme at the 2016 County Show on 3rdand 4thSeptember 2016. The new Adoption scheme comes after it has been identified that marine wildlife in Dorset is struggling. In response to this,...
On July 5th and with the Brexit vote in mind, the Badger Trust sent out a press release calling on Defra to halt the badger culls. As the Badger Trust’s CEO Dominic Dyer said: “Defra is already reeling from a brutal round of budget cuts and does not have...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve has been handed the keys to a top-of-the-range Fendt 312 tractor, following a generous legacy left by long-standing member Mrs Joan Bennett. This equipment is a massive help in facilitating DWT conservation work for many years to come and demonstrates the...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Chesil Beach Centre is preparing for its biggest event of the year – the Big Wild Chesil event, which will be on Sunday 7th August from 10am – 5pm. This year, visitors can expect to be entertained with dancing, music, food and free wildlife activities,...
A farm in Dorset will be taking part in a new and unique collaboration between the Wildlife Trusts, Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) and Jordans, to create a new model for sustainable farming. The Jordans Farm Partnership will see 42 progressive arable farms nationally take part in the new...
Summer has arrived at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Centre in west Dorset with a line-up of activities and events planned for a weekend of summer fun from Friday 22nd– Sunday 24th July. On Sunday 24th July, ‘*The Kingcombes’ Travelling Show’, an outdoor family show will be telling the...
Residents and visitors of Poole and surrounding areas are invited to come and celebrate everything that’s wild about the local environment, with The Great Heath’s roadshow-style event, Wild About Poole, on Saturday 23rdJuly 2016. A day of fun wildlife activities, live wildlife demonstrations, bird watching and face painting will...
With partners, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Great Heath Living Landscape project is pleased to launch the Corfe Barrows Nature Park, which is a large site managed for the benefit of both wildlife and people in Corfe Mullen, near Poole. The nature park is the result of a partnership that...
