This Christmas and New Year, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has events lined-up for everyone, whether you are interested in arts and crafts, finding the perfect Christmas present, or spending some time outside on a woodland walk. Christmas has come early at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre, with...
A group of 120 volunteers and staff from Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and Sembcorp Bournemouth Water have put in 600 hours of work to clear the Gussage Stream near Wimborne of 2km (1.5miles) of weed and vegetation to support rare and threatened wildlife, such as otters and white-clawed crayfish....
Award-winning professional wildlife photographer, Colin Varndell, will be holding workshops at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Kingcombe Centre, to talk about his new book ‘The Natural Beauty of Dorset’ and provide a unique insight into the world of professional photography. Colin Varndell has won accolades four times in the wildlife...
To celebrate Dorset Food Week, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to announce the launch of a new app, designed as an offline tool to help members of the public make informed decisions when buying and eating seafood. The ‘Fish Advisor’ app, available on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon,...
A rare inland sighting of an arctic breeding wading bird, the grey phalarope, has been recorded on the largest of six new ponds which have recently been created on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Tadnoll and Winfrith reserve. Classed as ‘scarce’ in the UK and rarely found so far in-land,...
In an attempt to improve the barn owl survival rate this winter, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is calling for volunteers to help build boxes to provide threatened barn owls with shelter and safety. DWT’s barn owl appeal was launched in June and received over-whelming public support, which has now...
The Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) ‘Go wild in your garden’ event, in partnership with Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown, will be held on Monday 27th October, to help local people to learn about wildlife friendly gardening. This event is part of The Great Heath Living Landscape, which aims to...
A rare sighting of the largest flock of Spoonbills ever seen in Britain has been recorded on the Brownsea Island Lagoon in Dorset. Paul Morton from the Birds of Poole Harbour charity said,"To have 47 spoonbill in the harbour is a fantastic sight, and goes to show how successful...
The release of a new report: ‘Natural Value: The State of Dorset’s Environment’, which explores what Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole are doing to protect and manage Dorset’s environment, was launched at a conference at the Lighthouse in Poole on Thursday 2nd October. After many years of planning, this new...
A petition to immediately stop any form of hunting on Riverford owned land and stop sponsoring the South Devon Hunt. Petition Why is this important? Riverford Organic Farms Ltd prides itself publicly on its ethics and its high animal welfare standards – a major reason why consumers, across the...
