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....
Did you ever hear the story of how I got my first play on Radio One? People think it’s apocryphal, involving as it does the procurement of an Indian take-away, but I’m here to tell you that it really happened.
I was in my mid-20s at the time, a veteran...
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...
We had a fantastic November day today with the sun shining brightly as we met at the very beautiful Pennsylvania Castle on Portland. John Penn, the grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania USA, started construction of The Penn in 1797 after King George III gave him the land...
Monday 19th November 7.30pm at Norburton Hall, Burton Bradstock Well-known classical music written during WW1, including Sonatas by Elgar and Debussy, performed by pianist Sophia Rahman, violinist Andres Kaljuste and cellist Daisy Vatalaro. A concert performance of Debussy Cello Sonata (1915), Kurt Roger Piano Sonata (1943) and Elgar Violin...
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...
