WED 3 THE GREAT HEATH VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Practical conservation work on a variety of habitats. A wide range of tasks will be carried out; tools & training provided. Come along every Wednesday until end of March & enjoy what the countryside has to offer. For more information call Sally Wright at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
WED 3 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
THUR 4 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS meet at 10am every Thursday from October – March at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. 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.
THUR 4 PASTURES NEW VOLUNTEER TASK, 10am. Join the regular group in West Dorset. Tasks range from hedgelaying to Himalayan balsam pulling in locations all over West Dorset. Contact Nick Gray on 07824 438974 or at [email protected] for details.
THUR 4 WEST DORSET WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Meet at Kingcombe Meadows Farm, Clift Lane, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester DT2 0EJ. Please bring warm clothes, wet weather gear, waterproof footwear, lunch & drinks. Contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
TUES 2 WEST DORSET PRACTICAL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Winter practical management tasks including scrub clearance & hedgelaying. Contact DWT Warden Steve Masters for further details on 07557 561624.
FRI 5 UPTON HEATH REGENERATION, an illustrated talk by Andy Fale, DWT Warden. 7.30pm, The Bridport United Church, East Street, Bridport DT6 3LJ. Suggested £2 donation (£3 for non-members) inc. refreshments.
SAT 6 WILD LORTON DAY – ‘BIRD FEEDERS’, 10am – 4pm. Make biodegradable bird feeders to take home for the feathered friends in your garden. The Centre is open for visitors, come along for a walk around the reserve, follow a self-guided trail, then drop in for a hot drink. Watch the birds on screen, & peruse our selection of wildlife books & ID guides.Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. Phone 01305 816546 for more information.
SAT 6 SOVELL DOWN VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Practical conservation work; all tools & training provided. Please bring lunch. For details of each task please contact Steve Claxton on 07967 032626.
SUN 7 EAST DORSET/ARC WORK PARTY, 10am – approx 2.30pm. Lend a hand with practical conservation work at Parley Common. Meet at the Barrack Lane entrance at SZ 094993. The entrance can be accessed from Christchurch Road; drive past the Golden Acres Nursery & then drive along the road with speed bumps. Contact Jon Crewe on 07989 777757.
MON 8 MEMBERS’ PICTURES. 2.30pm, Langton Matravers Village Hall BH19 3HA. Visitors welcome.
TUES 9 DORSET WILD RIVERS, a presentation by Sarah Williams from the Dorset Wildlife Trust about how this project has benefitted wildlife in Dorset in the last 5 years. 7.30pm, Carter Community School, Blandford Close, Poole BH15 4BQ.
TUES 9 SOUTH-DORSET MID-WEEK VOLUNTEERS, Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you. Booking essential. Please contact DWT warden James Hitchen on 07436 157328 for details or to book a place.
TUES 9 WEST DORSET PRACTICAL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Winter practical management tasks including scrub clearance & hedgelaying. Contact DWT Warden Steve Masters for further details on 07557 561624.
WED 10 LORTON VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK, 10am – 3pm. A regular day of practical work at Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve restoring habitats important for local wildlife. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Meet at the Centre at 10am.
THUR 11 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS meet at 10am every Thursday from October – March at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. 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.
THUR 11 WEST DORSET WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Meet at Kingcombe Meadows Farm, Clift Lane, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester DT2 0EJ. Please bring warm clothes, wet weather gear, waterproof footwear, lunch & drinks. Contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
SUN 14 I LOVE WILDLIFE, 12 – 4pm. Come to the Chesil Beach Centre this Valentine’s weekend & make gifts for the wildlife in your garden to show how much you love them! All ages welcome. Crafts ranging from 50p-£3. TheChesil Beach Centre is halfway along the A354 between Weymouth and Portland. Post code: DT4 9XE. Phone 01305 206191 for more information.
SUN 14 BROWNSEA ISLAND WORK PARTY, 9.30am. Join the regular volunteering group on Brownsea island on alternate Sundays throughout the year. Tasks include pine thinning, opening out the alder carr & rhododendron cutting. For details of boat timings etc contact Richard Proctor on 01202 693039 or 07718 511432.
SUN 14 WEST DORSET PRACTICAL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Winter practical management tasks including scrub clearance & hedgelaying. Contact DWT Warden Steve Masters for further details on 07557 561624.
MON 15 BIRD SURVEYS & GETTING INVOLVED, a talk by Claire Young, BTO Regional rep for Dorset. 7.30pm, Colliton Club, Dorchester DT1 1XJ. Free entry but £3 donation requested. Tea/coffee & bar available.
TUES 16 WINTER WOODLAND CRAFT DAY, 10am – 1pm. Join Dorset Wildlife Trust for fun crafts & activities at a Great Heath site in Poole! We’ll be playing Forest School woodland games & making crafts to take home. Suitable for under 11s, no unaccompanied children please. £5 per child. Limited numbers so BOOKING ESSENTIAL on 01202 692033 or e-mail Jack Bedford [email protected]
TUES 16 WILDLIFE TRACKERS – WHO ATE ALL THE PANCAKES? 1 – 2.30pm. Can you solve the mystery of the missing pancakes? Use your skills to investigate the crime scene, looking at animal tracks & signs. If you help us find the missing pancakes you will be rewarded with some of your own! This is an activity inside & around the Centre. Meet at the Chesil Beach Centrehalfway along the A354 between Weymouth and Portland. Post code: DT4 9XE. Booking essential on 01305 206191. Children (aged 5+) £4.
TUES 16 WEST DORSET PRACTICAL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Winter practical management tasks including scrub clearance & hedgelaying. Contact DWT Warden Steve Masters for further details on 07557 561624.
WED 17 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
THUR 18 PASTURES NEW VOLUNTEER TASK, 10am. Join the regular group in West Dorset. Tasks range from hedgelaying to Himalayan balsam pulling in locations all over West Dorset. Contact Nick Gray on 07824 438974 or at [email protected] for details.
WED 17 GREAT DORSET SEA FOOD, an illustrated talk by Emma Rance (DWT Marine Conservation Officer). 7.30pm, Fontmell Magna Village Hall (SP7 0JU). £2 inc. tea/coffee & biscuits. No charge for under 16s.
WED 17 BEE AWARE, a talk by Brigit Strawbridge. 7.30pm, Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL.
THUR 18 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS meet at 10am every Thursday from October – March at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. 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.
THUR 18 WEST DORSET WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Meet at Kingcombe Meadows Farm, Clift Lane, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester DT2 0EJ. Please bring warm clothes, wet weather gear, waterproof footwear, lunch & drinks. Contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
THUR 18 CATERPILLAR KIDS ‘MINI NATURE RESERVES’, Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre,Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826]. Phone01305 816546 10.30am – 12.30pm. Explore the woods, meadows & ponds of Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve, then create your own mini version to take home, plus games & more. Booking essential on 01305 816546. Children £2.
THUR 18 WILDLIFE OF A WORKING FOREST – THE NEW FOREST, an illustrated talk by Mike Read. 7.30pm, Christchurch Baptist Church Hall, Bargates, corner of Beaconsfield Road, Christchurch. Refreshments included. Donation of £2.
FRI 19 CATERPILLAR KIDS ‘BOGGARTS OF THE WILD WOODS’, Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre,Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. [SY 674 826]. Phone01305 816546 10.30am – 12.30pm. Discover the creatures of wild Withy Woods, make boggarts for the trees & wood elf puppets to take home, plus games & more. Booking essential on 01305 816546. Children £2.
FRI 19 WHAT’S NEW AT HENGISTBURY HEAD? a talk by Stuart Clarke, Conservation & Countryside Manager at Hengistbury. 7.30pm, Quarterjack Suite, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Rd, Wimborne, BH21 1AS.
SAT 20 WINTER STORM SEASHORE SCAVENGERS, 11am – 12.30pm. Walk along Chesil Beach, hunting for rare pink sea fans, shark eggcases & other treasures blown in from the Atlantic during the winter storms. Meet at the Chesil Beach Centre,Portland Road, Weymouth, DT4 9XE. Adults £2, Children £2.
SUN 21 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
TUES 23 UPTON HEATH TO POOLE HARBOUR WALK, 10am – 1 pm. Walk your way through the Living Landscape of The Great Heath with this guided walk from Upton Heath to the shores of Poole Harbour. Suggested donation £3. Limited numbers so BOOKING ESSENTIAL on 01202 692033 or email [email protected]. Full details on booking.
TUES 23 SOUTH-DORSET MID-WEEK VOLUNTEERS, Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you. Booking essential. Contact DWT warden James Hitchen on 07436 157328 for details or to book a place
TUES 23 WEST DORSET PRACTICAL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Winter practical management tasks including scrub clearance & hedgelaying. Contact DWT Warden Steve Masters for further details on 07557 561624.
WED 24 THE GREAT HEATH VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Practical conservation work on a variety of habitats. A wide range of tasks will be carried out; tools & training provided. Come along every Wednesday until the end of March & enjoy what the countryside has to offer. For more information call Sally Wright at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033
WED 24 LORTON VOLUNTEERS CONSERVATION TASK, 10am – 3pm. A regular day of practical work at Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve restoring habitats important for local wildlife. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. No experience necessary, please bring a packed lunch. Meet at the Centre at 10am.
THUR 25 A YEAR OF IMAGES, a talk by Steve Davis about his concept of posting an image a day for a whole year. 7.30pm, Methodist Church, North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AB. Visitors welcome.
THUR 25 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS meet at 10am every Thursday from October – March at the Urban Wildlife Centre, Beacon Hill. 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.
THUR 25 WEST DORSET WORK PARTY, 10am – 4pm. Meet at Kingcombe Meadows Farm, Clift Lane, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester DT2 0EJ. Please bring warm clothes, wet weather gear, waterproof footwear, lunch & drinks. Contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
SUN 28 BROWNSEA ISLAND WORK PARTY, 9.30am. Join the regular volunteering group on Brownsea island on alternate Sundays throughout the year. Tasks include pine thinning, opening out the alder carr & rhododendron cutting. For details of boat timings etc contact Richard Proctor on 01202 693039 or 07718 511432.
SUN 28 URBAN WEEKENDERS, 10am – 1pm. Join the Urban team of the Dorset Wildlife Trust on a regular work party on DWT Upton Heath, on the last Sunday of every month. Meeting at the Urban Wildlife Centre (BH21 3RX), volunteers will be helping wardens carry out conservation work on this important wildlife site. Tools & safety equipment provided. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty, sensible footwear & bring food & drinks. Families welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact Sally Wright on 01202 692033 for details or email [email protected]
