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New life has been breathed into a WWII pillbox in Mudeford Wood to provide a home for bats in the area.

A decommissioned pump house owned by Bournemouth Water now offers a warm and comfortable home for bats throughout the year.

The Dorset village of Tarrant Keyneston has a new wildlife habitat, The Ferals, to help meet the county’s environmental and housing needs.

A prehistoric skeleton found on the Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur.

Dorset-based conservation charity Birds of Poole Harbour and the Cameron Bespolka Trust are set to continue their free education work.

A trio of the colourful insects which haven’t been seen in the area for more than 15 years have been recorded.

Work is to start this autumn on sites in Verwood, Ferndown and Upton with the aim of safeguarding wildlife and reducing the risk of wildfires.

The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes had the chance to try out one of the bikes which are suitable for people with physical or intellectual disabilities.

A lone dolphin has been delighting visitors to Lyme Regis Harbour this summer, but there are signs it has been injured by careless humans.

Litter Free Dorset, Dorset Council, Weymouth Harbour, and Wessex Water have joined together in a campaign to protect water quality.