A green-coloured Kawasaki Mule was taken from a yard where it was parked overnight between Sunday 4 February and Monday 5 February at Livability Holton Lee at Holton Heath.

The offenders gained entry after breaking the lock on a gate.

Centre manager at Livability Holton Lee, Neil Stevens, said, “This vehicle was in daily use supporting the woodland and horticulture therapy activities that happen on site.

“There will clearly be a financial and a practical impact, but knowing that someone has come to site prepared in advance to steal from the charity is particularly demoralising for the team when they put so much in on a daily basis to caring for the people we support.”

If you know where this vehicle is, please contact Dorset Police urgently.

PC Paul Diffey, of Poole police, said, “The theft of this vehicle has deprived a charity of a much-needed resource. I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the area at the relevant time, or who has information that could assist with my investigation, to please come forward.”