Ranger den: a new experience at Moors Valley!
Moors Valley Country Park is celebrating a brand new experience at the park, which has just been opened by chairman of East Dorset, Cllr Toni Coombs.
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International cow appreciation day celebrates supermoo-del Queenie
When Dorset farmer, Jon Stanley, received a cow as part of the celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, he didn’t know she would become a supermoo-del and get all the attention she deserved on International Cow Appreciation Day (10 July).
Roadkill sightings can help conservation efforts
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling on the public to record roadkill sightings of mammals, dead or alive.
Unusual outdoor yoga event at RSPB Arne in Dorset
RSPB Arne, based in Dorset, invite the public to connect with nature at a special outdoor yoga session in the wildlife garden.
Bee event goes to Knoll Gardens near Wimborne this July
A day of family-friendly and fun bee-related activities awaits visitors at a wild and wonderful bee event at Knoll Gardens.
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty welcomes Gove’s plans
In a recent announcement, Environment Secretary Michael Gove committed to conserve and enhance England’s finest landscapes as he launched a review of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Most westerly record of the rare smooth snake in Dorset
A rare, native species of snake has been spotted at Black Heath in Thorncombe wood, near Dorchester during a regular reptile survey being carried out by Dorset County Council’s countryside rangers.
Charity appeals to public to survey endangered water voles
The National Water Vole Monitoring Programme starts Sunday 15 April 2018 and PTES is asking for your help with the survey.
National treasures “delighted” circus ban in sight
News that wild animal circuses are to be banned in England within two years has been welcomed by legendary actors Brian Blessed and Joanna Lumley, long-standing supporters of Animal Defenders International (ADI) and its campaign to stop circus suffering.
First official recording of harvest mice at Upton Heath in Corfe Mullen
Conservationists and volunteers at Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) were delighted to find the first evidence of harvest mice at the Upton Heath Nature Reserve in Corfe Mullen, the first official recording for the 191-hectare reserve.