Day of action highlights marine community issues
Did you know it is an offence to remove parts of a dead marine animal from the beach, such as its teeth?
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Breeding success for barn owls in Dorset
Here is a picture to warm your heart – a baby barn owl, or barn owlet, being checked by a licensed volunteer in Dorset.
Nature helps bereaved residents in Bournemouth
Coping with losing a loved one is always so hard, but lockdown has magnified the sense of isolation as people learn to cope with grief on their own.
Become an insect champion and reverse the decline
A new report published by the Wildlife Trusts shows how people in every part of society, wherever they live, can take action to bring back declining insects.
Renowned conservation scientist retires from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Marking the end of an era, Professor Nick Sotherton, director of Research, Advisory and Education with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, retired on 30 June 2020.
High number of complaints about flies in Dorset
Dorset Council’s Environmental Protection Team has received a high number of complaints about flies over the last few weeks.
New Forest Consultative Panel seeks new chairman
The New Forest Consultative Panel is seeking a new chairman to further develop and take the panel forward by championing, facilitating, and supporting its members to help enrich and protect the Forest.
Cyclists damaging wildlife site at Bere Regis
During lockdown, more people have been using their bikes for exercise, but sadly this has had an impact on an important wildlife site near Bere Regis.
Call for ban on disposable BBQs in the New Forest
Following multiple fires that have had to be put out in recent weeks, the New Forest National Park Authority is calling on retailers across the Forest to remove disposable barbecues from sale and for a continued ban on fires and barbecues in the open countryside of the National Park.
Another suspicious fire breaks out at a Poole nature reserve
Even a fire as catastrophic as the recent one at Wareham Forest that devastated 220 hectares of forest and heathland hasn’t sent a big enough message to some people.