FRI 1 THERE’S MORE TO BEATRIX POTTER THAN PETER RABBIT!
7.30pm, Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport. An illustrated talk by Malcolm Saunders, ex-Lake District Blue Badge Guide, long-term Wildlife Trust member – & Potter enthusiast! Suggested donation £2 (£3 for non-members) including refreshments.
FRI 1 CATERPILLAR KIDS – AUTUMN SCAVENGERS – LORTON MEADOWS NR
10.30am – 12.30pm. Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve, WeymouthDT3 5QH.
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Explore the meadows & woodland of Lorton, scavenging as you go – will you complete the challenge? Plus games, art & more with the Community Conservation Officer. No unaccompanied children. Booking essential, please contact the Community Conservation Officer 01305 816546. (£2/child, Family Event).
SAT 2 SOVELL DOWN VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10am to 4pm. [ST 992 105]
Join in with Dorset Wildlife Trust in practicle conservation work.All tools & training provided.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.For details of each task please contact Steve Claxton on 07967 032626.
SAT 2 LORTON MEADOWS OPEN DAY
10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826].
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Conservation Centre is open for visitors, come along for a walk around the reserve then drop in for a hot/cold drink, and peruse our selection of gifts & wildlife books. Watch birds in the boxes & on the feeders on screen, & purchase nest boxes & bird food. Free family event. No unaccompanied children please. Call the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 for more information.
SUN 3 EAST DORSET/ARC WORK PARTY
10.00 am to approx 2.30 pm. Parley Common, nr Ferndown. [SZ 094 993].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust in East Dorset to lend a hand with practical conservation work at Parley Common; a joint event with Amphibian Reptile Conservation. Meet at the Barrack Lane entrance (OS map ref: SZ 094 993). The entrance can be accessed from Christchurch Road; drive past the Golden Acres Nursery & then drive along the road with speedbumps.Please contact contact Jon Crewe on 07989 777757.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
MON 4 THE NATURAL HISTORY OF JERSEY
2.30pm, Langton Matravers Village Hall. An illustrated talk by Tony Warne. Visitors welcome.
WED 6 VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK – LORTON MEADOWS NR10am to 3pm.Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve, Weymouth. DT3 5QH.[SY 674 827]
Free entry. Join Dorset Wildlife Trust for a day of practical work on site to restore the habitats important for local wildlife alongside the Lorton Community Conservation Officer.Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch and meet at the Conservation Centre.
THUR 7 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10am Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3RX. [SY 978 951].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill forpractical conservation work; all tools & training provided.For details contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
THUR 7 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Join in with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
TUES 12 SOUTH DORSET MID-WEEK VOLUNTEERS
Join in with Dorset Wildlife Trust engaging in habitat management on a DWT reserve near you. For details please contact DWT warden James Hitchinon 07436 157328.
TUES 12 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Join in with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance and hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
TUES 12 ALFRED WALLACE – 100 YEARS OF A LOCAL HERO
7.30pm, Carter Community School, Blandford Close, Hamworthy, BH15 4BQ.
A presentation by John Cresswell, a Trustee of Bournemouth Natural Science Society, about Alfred Wallace, the contemporary of Darwin, who also worked on the theory of natural selection.
WED 13 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust for a day of habitat management on a North Dorset nature reserve.Please contact Steve Oliver, DWT Assistant Warden, on07824 874273.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THUR 14 LIQUID GOLD, A FILM ABOUT THE RIVER ALLEN
2.30pm, Priory Hall, Christchurch. Showing of film by wildlife film maker, Hugh Miles & Rachael Pearce (DWT) plus wildlife filmed in other parts of the world. Entry £2.50 (inc. coffee & biscuits) Joint DWT/NAT Trust meeting.
THUR 14 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Join with the Dorset Wildlife Trust regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THUR 14 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10am Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3RX. [SY 978 951].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill for practical conservation work; all tools & training provided. For details contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
FRI 15 THE MAPPING SEAS PROJECT
7.30pm, Quarterjack Suite in the Allendale Centre, Wimborne.
A talk by Charlotte Bolton (DWT).
SAT 16 LORTON MEADOWS OPEN DAY
10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826].
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Conservation Centre is open for visitors. Come along for a walk around the reserve, then drop in for a hot drink, & peruse our selection of Christmas cards, calendars, gifts & wildlife books. Plus watch the birds on the feeders on screen, find out what to feed your garden birds during the colder months & purchase bird seed, feeders & nest boxes. Free family event.No unaccompanied children please. Call the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 for more information.
SAT 16 DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST COFFEE MORNING
10.30am – 12.30pm. Harman’s Cross Village Hall. Shop early for Christmas!
SUN 17 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust for a day of habitat management on a North Dorset nature reserve.Please contact Steve Oliver, DWT Assistant Warden, on07824 874273.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
MON 18 FAR MORE THAN PETER RABBIT & THE FAMOUS FIVE – THE WORK OF NATURALISTS BEATRIX POTTER & EILEEN SOPER
2.30pm, Langton Matravers Village Hall.
An illustrated talk by Howard Oliver. Visitors welcome.
TUES 19 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Join with the Dorset Wildlife Trust regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
TUES 19 TALK TBC
7.30pm, Herrison Hall, Charlton Down.
WED 20 VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK – LORTON MEADOWS NR10am to 3pm.Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve, Weymouth. DT3 5QH.[SY 674 827]
Free entry. Join Dorset Wildlife Trust for a day of practical work on site to restore the habitats important for local wildlife alongside the Lorton Community Conservation Officer.Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch and meet at the Conservation Centre.
WED 20 FROGS & AMPHIBIANS
7.30pm, Fontmell Magna Village Hall (SP7 0JU)
An illustrated talk by John Buckley (Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust). Cost £2 (no charge for children) to include tea/coffee & biscuits. Non-members very welcome.
THUR 21 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Join in with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THUR 21 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10am Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3RX. [SY 978 951].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill forpractical conservation work; all tools & training provided.For details contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
THUR 21 THE MAKING OF AN ENGLISH FLORA
7.30pm, Baptist Church Hall, Christchurch (behind the church).
An illustrated talk by Christina Hart-Davies.
SAT 23 DWT CHRISTMAS SALE & COFFEE MORNING 10.00am – 12.00pm at Thorncombe Village Hall. By kind invitation of the Thorncombe Village Trust.
SUN 24 URBAN WEEKENDERS
10.00 am. Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3RX. [SY 978 951].
Join Dorset Wildlife Trust Urban Team on a regular weekend work party on DWT Upton Heath, on the last Sunday of every month. Meet at the Urban Wildlife Centre. Volunteers will be helping wardens carry out conservation work. DWT will provide tools & safety equipment, but please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, sensible footwear & bring food & drinks. Families welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult. If you are interested, please contact Nicky Hoar on 01202 692033.
TUES 26 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Join with the Dorset Wildlife Trust regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
TUES 26 ISLE OF PURBECK MID-WEEK VOLUNTEERS
10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust for a work day of habitat management on a local nature reserve. Please contact DWT Warden, James Hitchin on 07436 157328 for details.
TUES 26 HIDDEN DORSET
2.30pm, Woodmead Hall, Lyme Regis.
An illustrated talk by Colin Varndell, award-winning Dorset-based wildlife photographer. Suggested donation £2 (£3 for non-members) inc. refreshments. Joint Event with The Lyme Regis Society.
WED 27 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust for a day of habitat management on a North Dorset nature reserve.Please contact Steve Oliver, DWT Assistant Warden, on07824 874273.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THUR 28 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3RX. [SY 978 951].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust at the Urban Wildlife Centre for practical conservation work; all tools & training provided.For details of each task contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THUR 28 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Join with the Dorset Wildlife Trust regular volunteering group in West Dorset to help with countryside managements tasks: practical conservation work, scrub clearance & hedge laying.Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624 for further information.No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THUR 28 THE REMARKABLE DIVERSITY OF DORSET’S COASTAL & MARINE WILDLIFE
7.30pm, Methodist Church, North Street, Wareham.
An illustrated talk by Steve Trewhella. Visitors welcome.
FRI 29 BAFTA AWARD WINNING ‘TIGER’ FILM set in central India & short film about the River Allen to be shown by acclaimed film maker, Hugh Miles.
7pm for 7.30pm start. Allendale Centre, Wimborne.
Tickets £10.00 for adults & £5.00 for under 16s. Book at dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk or ring 01305 264620.
SAT 30 TREE DRESSING & OPEN DAY AT LORTON MEADOWS
10.30am – 12.30pm. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826].
Join us to celebrate the ancient tradition of tree dressing, make edible bird treats, minibeast homes & wishing leaves, to remember the importance of trees to us & many creatures. Refreshments provided. Booking Essential. No unaccompanied children. Plus the Conservation Centre is open for visitors 10am – 4pm. Come along for a walk around the reserve, then drop in for a hot drink. Peruse our selection of Christmas cards, calendars, nest boxes, gifts & wildlife books, perfect if you still need to do some Christmas shopping! (£2/child, Family Event)
SAT 30 CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
10am – 4pm.
Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre. Portland Road, Portland, DT4 9XE.
Come & do your Christmas shopping with us. Kids’ activities, including making wild Christmas decorations, local art & craft stalls, books, toys, binoculars, bird seed, mulled wine, mince pies & a whole lot more. All profits from our shop go back into our conservation work so join us & ‘shop for wildlife’.
