SAT 2 LORTON MEADOWS OPEN DAY (Free), 10am – 4pm. The Wildlife Centre is open for visitors, come along for a walk around the Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve, then drop in for a hot drink, and peruse our selection of gifts and wildlife books. Plus watch the birds on the feeders on screen, find out what to feed your garden birds during the colder months and purchase bird seed, feeders and nest boxes. Ring 01305 816546 for more information.
SUN 3 EAST DORSET WORK PARTY:Meet in Parley at the Barrack Lane entrance (SZ 094993) at 10am. The entrance can be accessed from Christchurch Road; drive past the Golden Acres Nursery & thendrive along the road with speed bumps.For more information, please contact Jon Crewe on 07989 777757 or 01202 549377.
TUES 5 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.
THURS 7 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Meet every Thursday at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. A mix of practical tasks and survey work, there will be something to meet everybody’s needs. For details of each task contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
THURS 7 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.
SUN 10 BROWNSEA ISLAND VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Join Dorset Wildlife Trust’s regular volunteering group on Brownsea Island at 9.30am on alternateSundays throughout the year. Tasks include pine thinning, opening out the alder carr & rhododendron clearing. For details of boat timings etc contactRichard Proctor on 01202 693039 or 07718 511432.
TUES 12 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.
WEDS 13 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Habitat management on a Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
WED 13 VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK,Dorset Wildlife Trust Lorton Meadows NR (Free), 10am – 3pm. Join us for a day of practical work on site to restore the habitats important for local wildlife. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Ring 01305 806546 for more details.
THURS 14 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Meet every Thursday at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. A mix of practical tasks and survey work, there will be something to meet everybody’s needs. For details of each task contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
THURS 14 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.
SAT 16 LORTON MEADOWS OPEN DAY (Free), 10am – 4pm. The Wildlife Centre is open for visitors, come along for a walk around the Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve, then drop in for a hot drink, and peruse our selection of gifts and wildlife books. Plus watch the birds on the feeders on screen, find out what to feed your garden birds during the colder months and purchase bird seed, feeders and nest boxes. Ring 01305 816546 for more information.
SUN 17 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Habitat management on a Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
TUES 19 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.
TUES 19 GREEN FAYRE & NEST BOX EVENT, 10am– 3pm, Dorset Wildlife Trust Family Event with free nest box building, children’s games & wildlife activities & the chance to buy homemade cakes & jams made by theVerwood Opportunity Centre. Money raised will go towards the Wildlife Sensory Garden in Verwood. Meet at the Verwood Hub, Brock Way Verwood, Dorset BH31 7QE. For more information please contact Noel Bergin on 01202 642781.
WED 20 CATERPILLAR KIDS – BIRDS NESTS, Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve (£2/child, Family Event), 10.30am – 12.30pm. Join Dorset Wildlife Trust to discover why birds build nests, what they use & how they create a snug home with only a bill. Plus games, art & more with the Community Conservation Officer. Nounaccompanied children. Booking essential: please contact the Community Conservation Officer on 01305 816546.
THURS 21 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.
THURS 21 COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING – HORSE LYNCH PLANTATION (TEDDY BEAR WOODS) (Free), 10.30am to 3pm. Help Dorset Wildlife Trust to plant native trees, including oak, hazel & hawthorn to addto the new woodland planted last winter. Drop in any time & plant a few (or lots!) of trees, with the Community Conservation Officer. All tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary. No unaccompanied children. Meet at Horse Lynch
Plantation (known locally as Teddy Bear Woods,SY 684824). Ring 01305 816546 for more information.
THURS 21 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Meet every Thursday at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. A mix of practical tasks and survey work, there will be something to meet everybody’s needs. For details of each task contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
FRI 22 CATERPILLAR KIDS – MINI NATURE RESERVES, Lorton Meadows NR (£2/child, FamilyEvent), 10.30am – 12.30pm. Join Dorset Wildlife Trust to explore the nature reserve then create your own mini version to take home. Plus games, art & more with the CommunityConservation Officer. No unaccompanied children. Booking essential, please contact the Community Conservation Officer 01305 816546
SUN 24 BROWNSEA ISLAND VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Join Dorset Wildlife Trust’s regular volunteering group on Brownsea Island at 9.30am on alternate Sundays throughout the year. Tasks include pine thinning, opening out the alder carr & rhododendron clearing. For details of boat timings etc contactRichard Proctor on 01202 693039 or 07718 511432.
TUES 26 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.
WED 27 VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK,Dorset Wildlife Trust Lorton Meadows NR (Free), 10am – 3pm. Join us for a day of practical work on site to restore the habitats important for local wildlife. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Ring 01305 806546 for more details.
WEDS 27 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Habitat management on a Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
THURS 28 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.
THURS 28 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Meet every Thursday at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. A mix of practical tasks and survey work, there will be something to meet everybody’s needs. For details of each task contact Andy Fale on 07970 552673 or the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
