Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is pleased to announce that the 2016 Wildlife Champion training programme is now open for registration until 31stAugust 2016. The programme is aimed at anyone interested in wildlife, conservation and their local community. Suitable for anyone over 16 living in Dorset, this training scheme is...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has launched a new initiative to improve the protection of Dorset’s marine wildlife, following concerns that that in recent decades our seas have seen rapid and dramatic declines in marine habitats and wildlife. DWT has created The Dorset Marine Conservation Fund to increase investment in...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre in Weymouth is looking for volunteers to help run its events and education programme. There will be a volunteer open day on 26th May at 12pm. Visitors are invited to come and meet the team, find out more about the reserve...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has some great children’s events lined up this half term to get youngsters and families of all ages out and enjoying nature in Dorset. Over at Lorton Meadows in Weymouth on Saturday 4th June, join the team for their annual Wild Lorton Family Day, from...
A bottlenose dolphin named ‘stumpy’ spotted recently in Dorset is believed to be part of a South West population, which is the third population of dolphins identified in the UK. Other populations include the Moray Firth dolphins in Scotland and the Cardigan Bay dolphins in Wales. Photo identification, scars...
As of 6 April, under law, dogs are required to be microchipped.North Dorset District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council are urging dog owners to ensure their pets are chipped and that their contact details on the microchip database are up-to-date.Graham Duggan, North Dorset,...
The Wildlife Friendly Garden Competition, run by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and sponsored by the Gardens Group of Sherborne and Poundbury, is returning for its seventh year. The competition aims to recognise gardeners who have gone the extra mile to care for their garden and the wildlife in it. ...
It will be all hands on deck this Easter as Dorset wildlife Trust (DWT) get underway with their new venture, the Fleet Explorer. DWT has recently taken over the management and running of the boat, previously the Fleet Observer, as natural extension to the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre....
In partnership with Bournemouth University and the Freshwater Biological Association River Laboratory, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding an event on Wednesday 6th April at its East Stoke Fen nature reserve near Wool, to showcase the tiny but vital organisms that live in the wetland. This wetland is home...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Great Heath Living Landscape team will be returning to the Bournemouth Natural Science Society’s (BNSS) annual museum open day to give expert advice about wildlife gardening on Saturday 16th April. Activities will include building your own bee home, and making wildlife crafts. Plus Kate Bradbury,...
