A fire at Upton Heath nature reserve near Corfe Mullen was attended to by 30 fire crews (roughly 100 firefighters) from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service on Sunday 5 August.
The first southern migrant hawker dragonflies ever recorded in Dorset have been seen on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) nature reserve, Lytchett Heath, which is part of The Great Heath Living Landscape project in east Dorset.
Gulls are consistently getting a bad press and because of this the RSPB is calling on people this summer to be more understanding of the birds.
The challenges of making a living in the New Forest, in each season of the year, are being celebrated in a new television series.
UK wide legislation to stop circus suffering is now one step closer after Wales ban the use of wild animals in circus displays
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.
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).
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling on the public to record roadkill sightings of mammals, dead or alive.
RSPB Arne, based in Dorset, invite the public to connect with nature at a special outdoor yoga session in the wildlife garden.
A day of family-friendly and fun bee-related activities awaits visitors at a wild and wonderful bee event at Knoll Gardens.