Dorset Wildlife Trust has announced that the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre will have a new café opening next month. Todd and Louise Moffat, owners of the popular taste*café/bistro in Trinity Street, Dorchester, will be launching taste*café@chesilbeach on 18th March at the recently rebuilt visitor and wildlife centre. Brian Bleese,...
Dorset Walks Monday February 18th Wyke Down © Jos Mannering ispot linkArriving at the site we were overjoyed to see a red kite appear right above the van as we were parking. Then 2 more kites appeared even closer just above some trees across the field from us!...
Saturday 2nd March from 9pm - The George, Chideock 01297 489419 Yes, we're back - there's a new kid on the block, and he may even make a guest appearance!We're celebrating 2 years since Steve and Emma took up the reins at The George, Chideock and there'll be food...
There is a chance for kids to see nature’s powers of recovery after one of the wettest winters on record, with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s first Kingcombe Kids Club event at Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve. DWT’s Kingcombe Centre, near Maiden Newton, is running Kingcombe Kids Club every Tuesday and Thursday...
FRI 1 THE GREAT CRANE PROJECT 7.30 pm. United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport, DT6 3LJ. An illustrated talk by Damon Bridge, Project Manager, RSPB, for the West Dorset group of Dorset Wildlife Trust. All welcome. Suggested donation: £2 (£3 for non-members) inc. refreshments. Contact Monty Crook: 01308 423442 for...
Hundreds of trade unionists and their supporters marched through Dorchester on Saturday to oppose both Dorset County Council service cuts and the pay-cutting intentions of the South West NHS Cartel. Local people deserve decent services and the.workers providing those services deserve to be properly paid. The bosses don't go...
New family activities are on offer at the seaside this year with Dorset Wildlife Trust. Sponsored by Rockley Adventure, Seashore Explorer back-packs bursting with activity ideas, equipment and information have been created for families looking for something to do when visiting the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve at Kimmeridge Bay. Among the...
Dorset Wildlife Trust is getting ready for spring with its Green Fayre and Nest Box event in Verwood this month. The free family event, in aid of Verwood’s Wildlife Sensory Garden, takes place just in time for the start of the bird nesting season and includes nest box building to...
Dorset Wildlife Trust and its partners are celebrating a funding boost of £85,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an ambitious project to create Dorset’s first urban Living Landscape. Inspired by a once in a lifetime opportunity to save some of the most threatened wild landscapes in Dorset, conservationists...
Dorset Wildlife Trust staff continue to co-operate and assist the RSPCA with rescuing the birds today. Please do not approach affected birds but phone RSPCA on 0300 1234 999. For further information visit dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/birdrescue. Images by Marc Smith - Dorset Wildlife Trust.
