TUES 3 CHESIL BEACH CENTRE JANUARY SALE. Join us for great deals at our January sale. The Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Road, Portland, DT4 9XE. www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/chesil
WED 4 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 throughout the year & enjoy what the countryside has to offer. For more information call Sally Fear at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
WED 4 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
THUR 5 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS, Meet at 10am every Thursday 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 5 PASTURES NEW VOLUNTEER TASK, 10am. Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset. Tasks can range from hedge laying to Himalayan balsam pulling in locations all over West Dorset. Please contact Nick Gray on 07824 438974 or at [email protected] for details.
THUR 5 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. For further information please contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
FRI 6 THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY & WILDLIFE OF ST CATHERINE’S HILL*, an illustrated talk by Rick Sharpe, Dorset Field Officer, Volunteer Coordinator & Health & Safety Officer, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 7.30pm, Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport. * Note: this is the hill near Christchurch West Dorset Group
SAT 7 OPTICRON OPTICS DAY, 10am – 4pm. Looking to buy some new binoculars or a telescope? Rob Laughton from Opticron will be on hand to give expert advice on optics. Try out a large range of binoculars & scopes whilst viewing the spectacular wildlife of Chesil & the Fleet Lagoon. The Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Road, Portland, DT4 9XE. www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/chesil.
SAT 7 WINTER BIRDS OF POOLE HARBOUR 9am to 12 noon. Discover the wonders of winter bird watching in Poole Harbour with a walk in the Holes Bay Nature Park, part of The Great Heath Living Landscape. Led by Paul Morton of the Birds of Poole Harbour charity with Nicky Hoar from DWT. Cost £3. Booking essential on 01202 641003 or email [email protected].
SAT 7 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 8 EAST DORSET/ARC WORK PARTY, 10am – approx. 2.30pm. Lend a hand with practical conservation work at Parley Common. Meet at 10am at the Barrack Lane entrance (SZ 094993) which can be accessed from Christchurch Road. Drive past the Golden Acres Nursery & then drive along the road with speed bumps. For more information, please contact Jon Crewe on 07989 777757.
SUN 8 BROWNSEA ISLAND WORK PARTY, 9.30 am. 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.
MON 9 TRAVELS IN IRELAND, an illustrated talk by Harold Gillen on landscapes, seascapes including the strange mystic Burren & The Giant’s Causeway. 2.30pm, Langton Matravers Village Hall. Visitors welcome. Isle of Purbeck Group
TUES 10 THINK I’LL GO EAT WORMS: THE IMPACT OF GREEN MACRO-ALGAL MATS ON BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES & OVERWINTERING WADING BIRDS IN POOLE HARBOUR, a presentation by Ann Thornton, currently a PhD Research Student at Bournemouth University, about her research work. 7.30pm, Carter Community School, Blandford Close, Poole BH15 4BQ. Poole Group.
SAT 14 BROWNSEA ISLAND DWT MEMBERS’ DAY, includes a tour of Poole Harbour. Depart from Poole Quay at 11am & return from Brownsea Island at 3pm. £10 per adult, £5 per child. See booking form in DWT magazine or tel. 01305 264620.
TUES 10 SOUTH DORSET MID-WEEK VOLUNTEERS, Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you. Booking essential. Please contact warden James Hitchen on 07436 157328 for further details or to book your place.
TUES 10 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Practical conservation work; scrub clearance & hedge laying. Booking is essential for new volunteers as places are limited. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624.
WED 11 LORTON VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION TASK, 10am – 3pm. Join us for our fortnightly practical tasks at Lorton Meadows reserve, restoring habitats for local wildlife; no experience necessary. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. Please bring a packed lunch. No charge. Meet at the Conservation Centre. For further information please phone 01305 816546.
WED 11 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 throughout the year & enjoy what the countryside has to offer. For more information call Sally Wright at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
THUR 12 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS, Meet at 10am every Thursday 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 12 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. For further information please contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
SUN 15 POOLE HARBOUR BIRD BOATS run by National Trust in partnership with DWT & RSPB, depart Poole Quay at 9am. Join our expert guides on a 4 hour harbour cruise (incl. landing) for a unique opportunity to see one of the best winter bird spectacles in the UK & gain exclusive access to the famous Brownsea Island. Adults £20, under 17s £10. To book please phone 01202 707744 option 8, or email: [email protected]
SUN 15 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
TUES 17 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Practical conservation work; scrub clearance & hedge laying. Booking is essential for new volunteers as places are limited. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624.
WED 18 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 throughout the year & enjoy what the countryside has to offer. For more information call Sally Wright at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
WED 18 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
WED 18 BIRDS OF PREY – THE WORK OF THE HAWK CONSERVANCY TRUST, an illustrated talk by Dr Campbell Murn, FRSBFLS, of the Hawk Conservancy Trust. 7.30pm, Fontmell Magna Village Hall (SP7 0JU). £2 incl. tea/coffee & biscuits. No charge for under 16s. North Dorset Group
WED 18 REWILDING BRITAIN, a talk by Thomas Starnes, GIS & Data Officer, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation & DWT member. 7.30pm, Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne. Sherborne Group.
THUR 19 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS, Meet at 10am every Thursday 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 19 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. For further information please contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
THUR 19 PASTURES NEW VOLUNTEER TASK, 10am. Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset. Tasks can range from hedge laying to Himalayan balsam pulling in locations all over West Dorset. Please contact Nick Gray on 07824 438974 or at [email protected] for details.
THUR 19 THE ‘LITTERFREE COAST & SEA’ PROJECT – PROTECTING DORSET’S MARINE ENVIRONMENT, an illustrated talk by Project Officer Natalie Poulter. 7.30pm, Christchurch Baptist Church Hall, Bargates, corner of Beaconsfield Road,Christchurch. £2 incl. coffee & biscuits. Bournemouth & Christchurch Group
FRI 20 FLOWERS & WILDLIFE IN A MEDIEVAL TRANSYLVANIAN LANDSCAPE, an illustrated talk by Bob Gibbons. 7.30pm, The Quarter Jack suite, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Rd. Wimborne. Wimborne Group.
SUN 22 BROWNSEA ISLAND WORK PARTY, 9.30 am. 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.
TUES 24 SOUTH DORSET MID-WEEK VOLUNTEERS, Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you. Booking essential. Please contact warden James Hitchen on 07436 157328 for further details or to book your place.
TUES 24 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Practical conservation work; scrub clearance & hedge laying. Booking is essential for new volunteers as places are limited. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624.
WED 25 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 throughout the year & enjoy what the countryside has to offer. For more information call Sally Wright at the Urban Wildlife Centre on 01202 692033.
WED 25 LORTON VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION TASK, 10am – 3pm. Join us for our fortnightly practical tasks at Lorton Meadows reserve, restoring habitats for local wildlife; no experience necessary. Tools, gloves & drinks supplied. Please bring a packed lunch. No charge. Meet at the Conservation Centre. For further information please phone 01305 816546.
THUR 26 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. For further information please contact Maurits Fontein on 07825 311686.
THUR 26 URBAN WILDLIFE VOLUNTEERS, Meet at 10am every Thursday 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 26 BIODIVERSITY RECORDING, THE CYRIL DIVER LEGACY, an illustrated talk by Michelle Brown, National Trust Project Officer. A 3 yr project looking at the changes on the Studland Peninsula over the last 80yrs. 7.30pm, Methodist Church, North Street, Wareham. Visitors welcome. Isle of Purbeck Group.
SUN 29 POOLE HARBOUR BIRD BOATS run by National Trust in partnership with DWT & RSPB, depart Poole Quay at 9am. Join our expert guides on a 2½ hour harbour cruise (no landing) for a unique opportunity to see one of the best winter bird spectacles in the UK. Adults £15, under 17s £7.50. To book please phone 01202 707744 option 8, or email: [email protected].
SUN 29 URBAN WEEKENDERS, 10am, Urban Wildlife Centre (BH21 3RX). Join DWT’s Urban Team on Upton Heath for a regular weekend work party on the last Sunday of every month. 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].
TUES 31 WEST DORSET VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY, Practical conservation work; scrub clearance & hedge laying. Booking is essential for new volunteers as places are limited. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Masters on 07557 561624.
