SUN 1 FARMING & WILDLIFE
10.00 am to 12 noon. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
A Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre Sunday Stroll led by Nick Gray to find out how today’s farming practices & conservation grazing support this ecological mosaic & upholds Dorset Wildlife Trust’s vision of a living landscape. Strolls are usually between 1-2 miles & last about 2 hrs. Booking recommended. Cost: £6 per adult, £3 per child.
Please call 01300 320684 for more info or visit our website: https://www.kingcombe.org/
SUN 1 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.
TUES 3 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 3 KAYAK SAFARI
The Fine Foundation Marine Centre, Kimmeridge Bay, Kimmeridge, nr. Corfe Castle, BH20 5PF. [SY 909 787].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust to experience wildlife like never before with our 2-hour sessions with clear bottomed kayaks & goggle viewers in Kimmeridge Bay. £25 per person per session. 12+ yr-olds only. Three 2hr sessions per day; max. 6 people per session. Booking essential; payment at the time of booking please. Vehicular access to the Marine Centre is via a toll road for which a fee of £5 per car is charged by the Smedmore Estate.
Phone 01929 481044 for times and further information.
THURS 5 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.
THURS 5 KAYAK SAFARI
The Fine Foundation Marine Centre, Kimmeridge Bay, Kimmeridge, nr. Corfe Castle, BH20 5PF. [SY 909 787].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust to experience wildlife like never before with our 2-hour sessions with clear bottomed kayaks & goggle viewers in Kimmeridge Bay. £25 per person per session. 12+ yr-olds only. Three 2hr sessions per day; max. 6 people per session. Booking essential; payment at the time of booking please. Vehicular access to the Marine Centre is via a toll road for which a fee of £5 per car is charged by the Smedmore Estate.
Phone 01929 481044 for times and further information.
THURS 5 A WALK ON UPTON HEATH
2.00 pm Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3RX. [SY 978 951].
A walk on Upton Heath led by Dorset Wildlife Trust Warden Andy Fale; visit the heath at this, it’s most colourful time, to see plants & reptiles, & the regeneration of the area affected by last year’s devastating fire For more details call Andy on 01202 692033..
Tough footwear recommended. Meet at Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill Lane.
SAT 7 MAKE A WILLOW PIG
10.00 am to 4.30 pm. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ.. [SY 553 990].
Come to the famous willow pig workshop with tutor Kim Creswell at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre. Each participant will be able to take home their own willow pig, made from Dorset & Somerset willow. Suitable for all levels of experience. Course fee: £55 and there will be a £15 charge for materials.
Please call 01300 320684for more information or visit our website: https://www.kingcombe.org/
SAT 7 LOW TIDE WALK
2.30 pm to 4.00 pm. Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Road, Weymouth, DT4 9XE. [SY 668 755].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust for a guided walk along the Fleet Lagoon, to look at the underwater life exposed at low tide. See anemones, sea squirts, crabs & much more. Children are very welcome, but need to be accompanied by an adult.. Cost: £3 per adult, £2 per child. Call 01305 206191 for further information
SAT 7 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. Family event. No unaccompanied children please. Call the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 for more information.
SAT 7 INSECT WALK
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826].
Join the Community Conservation Officer for a guided walk through the meadows of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve spotting insects, from dragonflies to grasshoppers. Refreshments afterwards. No unaccompanied children please. Family event, cost: £1 per person. Call the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 for more information..
SUN 8 MOTHS OF KINGCOMBE
10.00 am to 12 noon. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
A Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre Sunday Stroll led by Nick Tomlinson to discover the weird & wonderful moths that show up in our moth trap overnight. Strolls are usually between 1-2 miles & last about 2 hrs. Booking recommended. Cost: £6 per adult, £3 per child.
Please call 01300 320684 for more informationor visit our website: https://www.kingcombe.org/
SUN 8 BOURNEMOUTH NATURALLY REPTILE ID WORKSHOP
1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Bournemouth Natural Science Society, 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3NS.
This workshop will begin at BNSS with a talk from Richard Sharp (Amphibian & Reptile Conservation) about reptile species found in the Bournemouth area, how to identify & survey them. We will then be heading off to Turbary Common (weather permitting) in the hope of spotting some of the species we have learned about. Please note if intending to come along to the visit to Turbary Common you will require your own transport. Please contact Heather for more details: www.bnss.org.uk/bournemouth-naturally.html..
MON 9 TO FRI 13 MINDFUL CREATIVITY
4.00 pm Monday 9th to 2.00 pm Friday 13th September. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
Join The Two Sues at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre where this course offers a quiet space for you to practice or learn about mindfulness meditation whilst engaging in a range of guided inspirational activities aimed at supporting your natural creativity. Course fee: £395. (non-residential £316)
To book your place on the course either telephone the Centre on 01300 320684, or use the online booking facility on the website www.kingcombe.org.
TUES 10 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 10 SOUTH DORSET 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 10 KAYAK SAFARI
The Fine Foundation Marine Centre, Kimmeridge Bay, Kimmeridge, nr. Corfe Castle, BH20 5PF. [SY 909 787].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust to experience wildlife like never before with our 2-hour sessions with clear bottomed kayaks & goggle viewers in Kimmeridge Bay. £25 per person per session. 12+ yr-olds only. Three 2hr sessions per day; max. 6 people per session. Booking essential; payment at the time of booking please. Vehicular access to the Marine Centre is via a toll road for which a fee of £5 per car is charged by the Smedmore Estate.
Phone 01929 481044 for times and further information.
WED 11 LORTON MEADOWS VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK
10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Community Conservation Officer at Lorton Meadows nature reserve for a day of practical work on site to restore the habitats important for local wildlife. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. For further information contact the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 or [email protected]. .
No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
WED 11 BOURNEMOUTH NATURALLY SURVEY GROUP
10.00 am to 12 noon. Sheepwash Common, Iford, Bournemouth,..
Join the survey group at Sheepwash Common to take a closer look at what wildlife is living in the meadows along this stretch of the Stour Please contact Heather for more details: www.bnss.org.uk/bournemouth-naturally.html..
Meet at Old Bridge Road, by Iford Bridge (BH6 5RG, OS map ref SZ 137 934) :
THURS 12 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
9.00 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, Beacon Hill at 9am for moth trap opening & at 10am to join in recording & monitoring. For details contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033..
THURS 12 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.
THURS 12 GEOLOGY & QUARRIES WALK
11.00 am to 1.00 pm. King Barrow Quarries Nature Reserve, Yeates Road, , Isle of Portland. [SY 689728].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Community Conservation Officer at King Barrow Quarries NR for a guided walk around the disused quarry reclaimed by nature & discover the geology exposed by the quarrymen along with their huts, gullies & tunnels. £1 per person; booking essential, please contact the Community Conservation Officer 01305 816546.
Please wear suitable footwear. Meet at the entrance to the reserve, by the name stone on Yeates Rd, just off the A354
SAT 14 PRINTS & POO
10.00 am to 4.00 pm. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
Join tutor Bryan Pinchen at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre to learn the skills of stalking, approaching species and even calling birds from the trees for a richer wildlife experience! Search for signs of different animals using fur, feathers, footprints & faeces as clues. Course fee: £55.
To book your place on the course either telephone the Centre on 01300 320684, or use the online booking facility on the website www.kingcombe.org
SUN 15 HEDGEROW HARVEST
10.00 am to 4.30 pm. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
Join tutor John Wright at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre and enjoy being a ‘hunter-gatherer’ by foraging through the Kingcombe Centre’s plentiful supply of fat hen, chickweed & hairy bittercress before an afternoon of tasting & discussion. Course fee: £55.
To book your place on the course either telephone the Centre on 01300 320684, or use the online booking facility on the website www.kingcombe.org.
SUN 15 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
10.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust for a day of habitat management on a North Dorset nature reserve. Please contact Amy Corton, DWT Assistant Warden, on 07970 847347.
No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
SUN 15 BEACHWATCH BEACH CLEAN
10.00 am to 12 noon. Worbarrow Bay
Join in with a beach clean at Worbarrow Bay (OS map ref. SY 865 803). Free Event. All equipment provided. Follow signs from Tyneham. .
SUN 15 SECRETS OF POWERSTOCK
10.00 am to 12 noon. Powerstock Common, nr Toller Porcorum. [SY 547974].
A Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre Sunday Stroll on Powerstock Common with Maurits Fontein & Victoria Vincent to search amongst the magnificent, ancient, gnarled oaks for the tracks & signs of the elusive wild boar. Strolls are usually between 1-2 miles & last about 2 hrs. Cost: £6 per adult, £3 per child. Booking recommended.
Please call 01300 320684 for more info or visit our website: https://www.kingcombe.org/
Meet at the Powerstock reserve entrance & parking area (map ref. SY 547974, 3 miles W of Maiden Newton) adjacent to a disused railway bridge on a minor road parallel to & about a mile W of the A356
MON 16 TO FRI 20 PAINTING FRUITS & FLOWERS
4.00 pm Monday 16th to 4.00 pm Friday 20th September. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
Join tutor Sheila Mannes Abbot at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre while autumn is awash with inspiration for your painting and be guided in the art of botanical watercolour to include observation, drawing, colour mixing and application of paint. Course fee: £415 ( £332 non-residential )
To book your place on the course either telephone the Centre on 01300 320684, or use the online booking facility on the website www.kingcombe.org.
TUES 17 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.
WED 18 WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION AT KINGSTON MAURWARD
7.30 pm Herrison Hall, Charlton Down, Dorchester.
Join with the Three Valleys group of the Dorset Wildlife Trust for a talk by Andy Daw of Kingston Maurward College. Contact Allan Reese: 01305 269912 for further details..
WED 18 BOURNEMOUTH NATURALLY PLANT GALL ID WORKSHOP
10.00 am to 12 noon. Wick, Bournemouth [SZ 151 921].
This Bournemouth Naturally workshop will be an opportunity to learn more about plant galls and how to identify them under the guidance of BNSS naturalist John Creswell. Meet at car park off Wick Lane, Wick (BH6 4JX OS map ref SZ 151 921). Please contact Heather for more details: www.bnss.org.uk/bournemouth-naturally.html..
THURS 19 THE CONSERVATION OF A DORSET LANDSCAPE
7.30 pm. Baptist Church Hall, Christchurch
An illustrated talk by David Smith for the Bournemouth & Christchurch Group of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Visitors welcome.
Meet at Baptist Church Hall, Christchurch (behind the church).
Call Duncan Gee (Chairman) on 01202 520340 for further information .
THURS 19 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.
THURS 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.
FRI 20 TO SUN 22 BIRD IDENTIFICATION
5.00 pm Friday 20th to 3.00 pm Sunday 22nd September. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ.
Join tutor Steve Piotrowski for this British Trust for Ornithology weekend course at the Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre. This course covers the basics of identifying birds by sight, & during your stay, you will progress to identifying the more common species by songs and calls. Course fee: £130 (£104 non-residential).
To book a place, or to find out more about the course please call Anne Cotton on 01786 466 560.
FRI 20 EXPLORING THE HAMPSHIRE AVON
7.30 pm Quarterjack Suite in the Allendale Centre, Wimborne.
An illustrated talk for the Wimborne Group of the Dorset Wildlife Trust by John Combes, naturalist & photographer Visitors welcome..
Meet at Quarterjack Suite in the Allendale Centre (the new permanent venue for the group’s regular meetings). Call Ken Wood (Chairman) on 01202 887322 for further information.
SAT 21 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. Family event. No unaccompanied children please. Call the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 for more information.
SUN 22 MOSSES & LICHENS
10.00 am to 12 noon. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
A Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre Sunday Stroll led by Jim White to discover the amazing variety of mosses & lichens at Kingcombe. Strolls are usually between 1-2 miles & last about 2 hrs. Cost: £6 per adult, £3 per child. Booking recommended.
Please call 01300 320684 for more information or visit our website: https://www.kingcombe.org/
TUES 24 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 24 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.
WED 25 LORTON MEADOWS VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK
10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826].
Join with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Community Conservation Officer at Lorton Meadows nature reserve for a day of practical work on site to restore the habitats important for local wildlife. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. For further information contact the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546 or [email protected]. .
No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Wear suitable clothing & footwear for the weather.
THURS 26 AN AFTERNOON FUNGUS FORAY AT ARNE
2.30 pm RSPB Reserve, Arne, nr Wareham [SY 972 878].
A guided walk led by Joy Fildes (01929 450449) for the Isle of Purbeck Group of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Meet at 2.30pm in the the RSPB car park (map reference SY 972878). Stout footwear recommended.
THURS 26 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.
THURS 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.
SUN 29 FUNGI FORAY
10.00 am to 12 noon. The Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, nr Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0EQ. [SY 553 990].
A Dorset Wildlife Trust Kingcombe Centre Sunday Stroll led by Bryan Edwards when you can learn how to identify edible & deadly fungi. Strolls are usually between 1-2 miles & last about 2 hrs. Cost: £6 per adult, £3 per child. Booking recommended.
Please call 01300 320684 for more info or visit our website: https://www.kingcombe.org/
SUN 29 URBAN WEEKENDERS
Brownsea island, Poole Harbour.
The Urban Team of Dorset Wildlife Trust runs a regular weekend volunteering / wildlife activity on the last Sunday of every month. This month’s activity will be a moth trap & bird count on Brownsea Island. There are only 8 places available so booking is essential. Please phone 01202 692033 to book a place or email [email protected].
