Weymouth barn owl webcam is live
Avid bird watchers and lovers of nature will be able to watch the progress of a pair of resident barn owls nesting and raising their chicks.
Read more
Category: Nature & Wildlife
You are here:
Archives
Categories
LATEST NEWS
Rare plant competition invites entrants
An annual search for rare plants is underway, and the winner will be announced at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival this summer.
Woodland Trust’s free tree-pack scheme re-opens
On the back of a record-breaking spring giveaway which saw over 42,000 saplings delivered across the south of England, the Woodland Trust is re-opening its free tree packs scheme.
Un-bee-lievable mission for Dorset and Hampshire
The Bee Mission not only plans to install 500 new beehives across the counties, it intends to help homeless people.
10-year-old wins trophies at Bournemouth Orchid Society’s show
Bournemouth Orchid Society (BOS) has celebrated its best spring show ever in Wimborne, with one junior member scooping two awards.
Watch your step in Dorset to protect ground-nesting birds
Birds are busy eyeing up their nest sites, but not all species will choose out of the way spots in trees, nest boxes or hedgerows.
Foie gras: harrowing images from French farm sparks fresh calls for a ban
New footage from an intensive foie gras farm in South West France shows ducks being force fed, choking on food and violently thrown into crowded battery cages.
Dogs on leads season now in force in BCP Council area
To limit disturbance of protected wildlife on heathland and nature reserves across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, dogs must be kept on leads in these areas until 31 July.
Find out about New Forest volunteering opportunities
The National Park Authority’s Volunteer Fair on Sunday 6 March is online this year with 15 organisations taking part.
Clear up begins in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole after storms
BCP Council is tackling the build up of sand on promenades and fallen trees following storms Eunice and Franklin.