Three Green Flag awards for Poole’s parks
The prestigious Green Flag award, which acknowledges beautiful open spaces across the UK, has been awarded to Upton Country Park, Poole Park, and Hamworthy Park once again.
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Have your say on Poole’s Local Plan review – deadline 8 August
Time is running out for people wanting to have their say on how Poole can deliver approximately 5,000 new homes by 2033. Residents have until Monday 8 August to make their views known.
Give pollinators a warm welcome to your garden
Concerned that pollinating insects aren’t benefiting from your garden? Tim Bucknall, Landscape Contracts Manager at Stewarts Garden Centres has some straightforward tips to help you ‘bee’ friendly.
It’s a blooming good time for jellyfish
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says the number of jellyfish blooms – the visual phenomenon of jellies massing together – in UK coastal waters is on the increase as our seas start to warm up.
New bike shelter for Ferndown students
Ferndown Upper School students are celebrating the arrival of 120 new bike store spaces and lockable shelter that will encourage more staff and students to cycle to school.
RBCH Trust first in UK to receive Green Flag Award
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first hospital trust in the UK to receive a Green Flag Award for maintaining its green spaces to a high standard.
Dorset gardeners’ efforts to accommodate wildlife celebrated with award
Dorset’s most wildlife-friendly gardens were honoured at Castle Gardens in Sherborne on Thursday 21 July, in Dorset Wildlife Trust’s annual Wildlife Friendly Garden Competition.
Plant a tree in celebration of life and love
Following the success of last year’s event, families are once again invited to celebrate a birth, marriage or the life of a relative with the planting of a community woodland in the New Forest.
Bins returned to Christchurch Quay two months early
Litter bins are to be returned to Christchurch Quay at the request of residents and traders.
Prevent your horse getting sunburnt by the summer sun
The UK’s largest horse charity, The British Horse Society (BHS) is warning of a rise in numbers of horses suffering from sunburn caused by strong UV rays.