Representing a rural community, I have heard first-hand from farmers about the hardships associated with bovine TB outbreaks on their farms. Movement bans, below par compensation for slaughtered animals, even the loss of historic bloodlines all seriously impact on farmers’ ability to trade and make a living. I have...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) understands that planning for the future can seem like a daunting task, so we are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with local solicitors to offer a free Will service to our members. To make the process a little easier,Humphries Kirk, Battens and...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has teamed up with Urban Heath Partnership (UHP) to tidy up the heath mountain bike hotspot, better known as “The Pits”, after a summer of fun and sun. Armed with cakes and biscuits donated by the local Co-operative in Upton, DWT and UHP were joined...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is inviting volunteers to a beach clean event at Wobarrow Bay on Saturday 15th September to try and combat the major litter problems affecting the area. Litter can be found on the beach at busy times of the year and during storms, and not only ruins...
TUES 1 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Join with the Dorset Wildlife Trust regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is delighted to welcome new arrivals in their aquarium at the Fine Foundation Marine Centre, Kimmeridge. At the beginning of August a cluster of cuttlefish eggs, or sea grapes, was found washed up on the beach. If left on the seashore the eggs would...
After years of declining butterfly populations, a recent survey by the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has found a record number of a rare butterfly species on the Upton Heath nature reserve. A group of DWT volunteers surveyed Upton Heath in July, and counted 101 Silver Studded Blues in just...
Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched a project to raise awareness about the unique eco-system at Studland Bay, which supports rare species such as the endangered undulate ray. Wardens will be kayaking in Studland Bay throughout the next 6 weeks, talking to visitors about the fragile eco-system beneath the waves....
As we receive reports that shooting has started in Somerset, Dorset Wildlife Trust is deeply disappointed that the government is driving forward with the badger cull in these counties, despite the strength of scientific and public opinion against it. The Government ministry, Defra, have stated that Dorset is a...
The summer tapestry of wildflowers provided the perfect backdrop to the Kingcombe Centre’s first ever wedding reception this summer. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Centre is nestled in a stunning nature reserve in West Dorset, which Ella and Sam Jukes decided was the perfect location for their intimate vintage-themed wedding...
