WED 1 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 1 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
THUR 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 UNSEEN & UNDERGROUND: WHY OUR GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE MATTERS, an illustrated talk by Sam Scriven, Acting Earth Science Manager, Jurassic Coast Team. 7.30pm, Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport. West Dorset Group
SAT 4 – SUN 26 CHESIL BEACH CENTRE MEGA BIRD FOOD SALE. Lots of great deals on our large range of garden bird food & feeding items. The Chesil Beach Centre, Portland Road, Portland, DT4 9XE. www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/chesil
SAT 4 BUG HOUSES AT LORTON, 10am – 4pm. Make a bug house to encourage ladybirds & lacewings to your patch (£2/house, available all day). Plus, the Centre is open for visitors, follow a self-guided trail, drop in for a hot drink, watch the birds on screen, & peruse our selection of wildlife books & ID guides. Children must be accompanied. Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre, Lorton Lane, Upwey, Weymouth, DT3 5QH. 01305 816546.
SAT 4 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.
SAT 4 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 5 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.
SUN 5 EAST DORSET/ARC WORK PARTY, Lend a hand with practical conservation work at Sopley Common nature reserve. Tasks include scrub clearance, pine and sycamore control, path clearance etc. Meet at the Ramsdown car park. For more information, please contact Jon Crewe on 07989 777757
TUES 7 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.
TUES 7 BIRDWATCHING AT LYTCHETT BAY, 7.45 – 9.45am. Look for wading birds at Lytchett Bay Nature Reserve, part of The Great Heath Living Landscape, with DWT & local bird experts. Suggested donation £3. Limited numbers so BOOKING ESSENTIAL on 01202 692033 or email [email protected].
WED 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 10 ILLUSTRATING FEATHERS WORKSHOP Learn how to draw fabulous feathers & then illustrate them in detail using watercolours & gouache, with Sarah Morrish. No experience necessary. £80. Pre-booking essential on www.kingcombe.org or tel. 01300 320684.
SAT 11 – SUN 12 SKETCHING THE BEAUTY OF OWLS WORKSHOP, Experience the incredible opportunity of having live owls as your sketching subject on this brand new drawing & painting weekend, with Sarah Morrish. R £229, NR £189. Pre-booking essential on www.kingcombe.org or tel. 01300 320684.
MON 13 BROWNSEA ISLAND, an illustrated talk by Chris Thain, DWT Brownsea Island Manager. 2.30pm, Langton Matravers Village Hall. Visitors welcome. Isle of Purbeck Group.
TUES 14 DORSET BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT at 7.30pm. Mark Spencer a local entomologist will talk to a joint meeting of the Dorset branch of Butterfly Conservation & the Poole Group DWT. Preceded by the Poole Group AGM Venue Carter Community School Blandford Close Poole BH15 4BQ. Poole Group.
TUES 14 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 14 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 15 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
WED 15 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 15 GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE, an illustrated talk by DWT Community Conservation Officer, Briony Baxter. 7.30pm, Fontmell Magna Village Hall (SP7 0JU). £2 incl. tea/coffee & biscuits. No charge for under 16s. North Dorset Group
WED 15 POOLE HARBOUR CATCHMENT INITIATIVE, a talk by Nicola Hopkins, Catchment Co-ordinator, Wessex Water. 7.30pm, Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne. Sherborne Group.
THUR 16 BIRD SONGS & HOW TO KNOW THEM, a talk with illustrations & audio by Richard Hesketh. 7.30pm, Christchurch Baptist Church Hall, Bargates, corner of Beaconsfield Road, Christchurch. £2 incl. coffee & biscuits. Bournemouth & Christchurch Group
THUR 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 BIO-DIVERSITY IN DORSET: Learning from the past to secure the future, an illustrated talk by Prof. James Bullock, Individual Merit Scientist from the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 7.30pm, The Quarter Jack suite, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne. Wimborne Group
FRI 17 – SUN 19 WILLOW BASKET WEEKEND WORKSHOP Discover the ancient craft of willow weaving whilst you enjoy making traditional baskets to take home on this fun workshop, with Richard & Suzanne Kerwood. R £289, NR £209. Pre-booking essential on www.kingcombe.org or tel. 01300 320684.
SUN 19 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.
SUN 19 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
TUES 21 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 22 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 22 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 23 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 23 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.
SAT 25 – SUN 26 ASTRO-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Discover the techniques for capturing the incredible night sky, including composition & post production, with Stephen Banks aka DorsetScouser. R £169, NR £129. Pre-booking essential on www.kingcombe.org or telephone 01300 320684.
TUES 28 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 28 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 29 NORTH DORSET VOLUNTEERS, Working on a DWT nature reserve near you. Please contact DWT Warden Steve Oliver on 07824 874273.
WED 29 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 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 NATIVE BRITISH REPTILES, an illustrated talk by Darren Cook. Identification & ecology with special reference to the Studland Peninsula preceded by a short ANNUAL REPORT. 7.30pm, Methodist Church, North Street, Wareham.
