Jenny was a local singer and artist working in stained glass and other media. She spent her childhood in West Dorset and was educated in Dorchester. She sang and wrote folk songs and was a part of the Bridport folk scene in the 1990s. She sang with Mitch Norman,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is launching an urgent appeal to provide help for threatened barn owls in the county, after numbers have plummeted following their worst breeding season for 30 years, in 2013. The barn owl was once a common sight in our countryside, but the UK population...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Chesil Beach Centre will be hosting a fundraising evening and auction on Thursday 5th June to raise money to protect the little tern, which is the second rarest seabird in the country. Chesil beach is the only location of a breeding colony in South West...
This page is about finding peace and happiness in appreciation of the natural beauty that surrounds us. Each week we will explore some of Dorset's beautiful places in search of inspiration for those moments of gratitude for our lovely planet. This beautiful rhododendron (see inset) is a spectacular...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is celebrating the return of the much loved barn owl webcam, where viewers from all over the country and abroad have been following ‘Bob and Brenda’ as they rear their young in front of a live webcam, which is streamed 24 hours a day. 2013...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is encouraging children to spend some time outside to experience and learn about wildlife this May half term. Kick-off the week with the Wild Photography Fun day at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre on Monday 26th May from 11am – 2pm. We are offering...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and Small Woods Association apprentice, Fiona de Wert, will be taking part in a workshop to the public in Brenscombe Wood throughout Purbeck Art Weeks from Saturday 24th May - Sunday 8th June 2014. Coppice Apprentice, Fiona, has been learning the historical art of coppicing,...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is asking for donations of unwanted art to raise money for wildlife in Dorset. The art will be displayed during the Art Weeks’ celebrations at the Kingcombe Centre, near Dorchester, from Saturday 24th May to Sunday 8th June 2014. An exclusive gallery of pre-loved...
A generous donation of £5,000 from Haskins Garden Centres Ltd has enabled Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and its partners to reach the match-funding target for a grant of £2.7 million from the HLF for the Great Heath Living Landscape project. The project will protect and manage land which provides...
Under the guidance of a Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) Community Conservation Officer, over 90 species of wildlife, including wolf spiders and dragonflies have been discovered in an award-winning garden in Lyme Regis. The garden, which belongs to Angela Patterson, came second in the best medium sized garden category in...
