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Wildlife events: May 2013

WED 1    BOURNEMOUTH NATURALLY DROP IN 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.    Bournemouth Natural Science Society , 39 Christchurch Road, BH1 3NS, Bournemouth.  A chance to come along & find out more about the Bournemouth Naturally project, get help with species ID or hear about any upcoming events.  Please see...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is holding a Reptile Ramble event in Corfe Mullen as the rare heathland animals wake up for spring. Families are welcomed to join Dorset Wildlife Trust for a morning of snake and lizard activities including a guided trail across Upton Heath – a nature reserve special for...
New signs are helping people discover the rare wildlife of Dorset’s most easterly heathland reserve this spring, thanks to Bournemouth Airport. Some of the rarest wildlife in Britain features on the new information boards around Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Sopley Common reserve, which have been funded by the Bournemouth Airport Community...
Purbeck is going wild about gardening this spring with Dorset Wildlife Trust. You can find out all about wildlife friendly gardening at The Purbeck Wildlife Gardening Weekend on 13th and 14th April at garden centres around the Isle of Purbeck plus a host of gardening activities for adults and children...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching a series of Sunday Strolls in west Dorset this spring. Starting in April and running through until the end of September, the walks will be based around the Kingcombe Centre and surrounding Kingcombe Meadows Reserve, a beautiful ancient landscape spanning the full width of...

The Peter Kennard Interview

On this day, the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we are privileged to have an interview with and an auto biographical contribution from Peter Kennard, world renowned for his photomontages. He has also very kindly given us access to 36 images from his collection depicting war in general but Afghanistan...
Bees and butterflies are among the wildlife that desperately needs our gardens, according to Dorset Wildlife Trust, launching The Wildlife Friendly Garden Competition 2013. Now in its fourth year, the competition, sponsored by The Gardens Group, aims to recognise the increasingly important contribution gardeners are making to the conservation of...
The 2013 Jurassic Coast Award photography competition has its first exhibition at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre this month. The free competition, sponsored by the Fine Family Foundation, endorsed by the Jurassic Coast Trust and supported by Dorset Wildlife Trust, was launched to find images of the Jurassic...
We meet at the George, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NQ  at 7.30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month to discuss environmental issues and plan our campaigns. In West Dorset we engage with people through public meetings and our stalls in high streets and festivals, we lobby our...
B sharp has launched a new music website for young people, www.bsharpresources.org The resource website is packed with information for young people to explore music and the music industry. B Sharp is well known for its music making projects and has developed this online resource to help young people...