A brand new production of Jack and the Beanstalk is coming to the Entertainments Centre at the Freshwater Beach Holiday Park in Burton Bradstock in December 2013. Well known TV soap star, Tamaryn Payne who is best known to TV audiences for playing Annalise Appleton in the popular Channel...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) welcomes new proposals for prohibiting damaging fishing methods in high risk and sensitive seabed areas. The Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (Southern IFCA) who manage the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight coastline, have proposed a Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw to protect sensitive...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is hosting a variety of spooky events this Halloween, and it’s going to be a scream! Kingcombe Meadows Nature reserve provides a fantastic habitat to many species of bats, and we are offering children an exclusive chance to view ghoulish moths and ghostly bats through our...
A major victory has been won in the battle to ensure adequate protection for our marine environment as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announce they have decided to reclassify Polyisobutelene (PIB), making it illegal to discharge any amount into the sea. Earlier this year, we were devastated to see...
Gill Capper, a journalist for 20 years, now in her sixties, single and an empty nester, has got a black labrador puppy and is writing a humorous blog about it. It is set in her home town of Bridport and will be featuring many local people and places. You...
On Saturday 26th October, The Fine Foundation Chesil beach centre is hosting a day for bird enthusiasts to discover the birds that visit the Fleet during winter and to try out the range of binoculars available from optic experts, ‘Opticron.’ If you’ve ever wondered what the fascination with birds...
Once you dive into the world of chicken keeping, its not long before you realise they poo, and a lot! Chickens produce huge amounts of manure and on average about a quarter of a pound per day! You are going to need to get rid of this manure somehow...
Award-winning filmmaker and wildlife enthusiast, Hugh Miles, is returning to the Allendale Centre in Wimborne to show his BAFTA award winning film ‘Tiger’ and an exclusive screening of his new film about the River Allen project. This is the second time Hugh has helped raise money for the Dorset...
Dorset Wildlife Trust are championing ‘Wild About Gardens’ week by teaming up with Transition Town Dorchester for the launch of a new ‘Incredible edibles’ scheme on Tuesday 29th October in the Dorchester Wildlife Garden. The scheme, which is designed to encourage families to grow vegetables, fruit and herbs in...
I am sooooo enraged by the press hype of false widows I made this short video, of a false widow (Steotoda grossa) Just to show how FEARFUL they are of us. I do not deny they can have a nasty bite, but the severity varies greatly between people, some...
