Conservation work to protect red squirrels is to receive continued support from John Lewis Partnership. The retailer has agreed to sponsor the red squirrel adoption scheme run by Dorset Wildlife Trust to help fund vital habitat work on Brownsea Island, where the rare native mammals survive. The islands of Poole...
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Meadows reserve is one of the locations for a new programme Miniature Britain, to be broadcast next Wednesday, 12.12.12 at 8pm on BBC1. The filming took place back in the balmy days of May this year on the flagship west Dorset reserve that has previously...
Wildlife events across Dorset in January: THURS 3 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY WITH DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST: Scrub clearance and hedge laying. Please contact Dorset Wildlife Trust Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624. FRI 4 DEER MANAGEMENT IN DORSET, an illustrated talk for Dorset Wildlife Trust by Jan Andrews, Professional...
There is a whole weekend of festive fun this December at the Chesil Beach Christmas Bazaar. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s three-day extravaganza at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre will be a chance to shop for original gifts, sample Christmas fayre and get into the Christmas spirit with all the family....
Friday November 23rd Chesil Cove A beach-combing session the morning after a very windy night produced some very interesting records, most notably the Portugese Man-o'-war pictured here. The day's list: Birds: Common Scoter, Mediterranean Gull, Sparrowhawk, Pied WagtailPlants: Sea Kale, Sea Beet, Yellow Horned-poppy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sallow, Tree MallowAlgae:...
Volunteers from J. P. Morgan have been helping Dorset Wildlife Trust to protect the wildlife of Upton Heath. The office workers joined wardens as part of national Make a Difference Day (MADD), giving up their free time for a day of hard work on the nationally important wildlife site near...
The countryside could suffer from proposed cuts to EU's agriculture budget Last night the EC President proposed almost 20% cuts to a key part of the EU agricultural budget* – a move that would create a new crisis in the UK countryside. This proposed cut to the Common Agricultural...
Purbeck-based actor Edward Fox is among the celebrities whose original drawings are currently being auctioned for Dorset’s wildlife. The Wild Art Auction, launched online this month by Dorset Wildlife Trust, features more than 50 sketches of wildlife especially created by famous people from David Cameron to Daniel O’Donnell and...
A Dorset country Christmas comes to Kingcombe next month, with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Christmas Food and Craft Fayre. The Fayre will feature local food and hand made gifts in the idyllic setting of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Centre. Tucked away in the village of Lower Kingcombe, the Centre specialises in...
Dorset Wildlife Trust has unveiled six stunning new images for its 2012 Christmas card collection. The cards feature exclusive photographs of wildlife and Dorset landscapes in winter, all donated to the conservation charity by the photographers. The new collection features a wintry Canford Heath and snowy Durdle Door as well...
