First confirmed breeding Bittern in Dorset since 1883
The RSPB is celebrating the first confirmed breeding Bittern at RSPB Lodmoor – and the first breeding record for Dorset since 1883.
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Butterfly count across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
People have until 9 August to take part in a butterfly count, and BCP Council is urging people to take part.
Future of Dorset’s rights of way under consultation
Cllr Nick Ireland said the feedback will help Dorset Council to build on the strengths of Dorset’s extensive rights of way network.
Welcome back, swifts!
Schoolchildren from Witchampton First School’s eco team gave a presentation to pupils at St John’s First School in June all about the common swift, as the birds have recently returned to nest in Wimborne Minster, having completed a 6,000-mile journey from Africa to breed in the UK.
Peacock struts its stuff as nation’s favourite butterfly
The nation has spoken and crowned the Peacock Britain’s Favourite Butterfly in a landmark poll held by wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation.
Have a free day out at Canford Heath
Visitors can spend several hours exploring the paths on the biggest area of lowland urban heathland in Dorset.
New Forest residents urged to be wildlife friendly
The New Forest Biodiversity Forum has some advice for people who would like to support wildlife recovery.
£1.3million nature recovery project for New Forest
Thanks to the fund, numerous species including dragonflies, grasshoppers, birds, eels, reptiles and bats will survive.
Collaborative effort to save New Forest tree
Measures have been installed to protect the Queen Oak, which was a sapling at the time of the Black Death.
Pine martens discovered in the New Forest
Members of the weasel family are among 1,100 species recorded in the New Forest during a two-year nature recovery project.