A line-up of activities and events planned for a weekend of summer fun from Friday 22 – Sunday 24 July has heralded the arrival of summer at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Centre in west Dorset.
On Thursday 21 July, Castle Gardens in Sherborne will host the seventh Wildlife Friendly Garden Competition awards ceremony, organised by Dorset Wildlife Trust.
A plan to tackle the decline of pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies has been agreed by Dorset County Council.
Residents and visitors of Poole are invited to a family fun day, which celebrates everything that’s wild about the local environment, with The Great Heath’s road show-style event, Wild About Poole, on 23 July at Poole Harbour Baiter, Harbourside Park, Catalina Drive, BH15 ITQ.
The New Forest National Park Authority is running the John Muir Award which is an international environmental award scheme for people of all backgrounds. It is open to groups, families and individuals and is a non-competitive, inclusive and accessible.
One week in June is dedicated to celebrating the most diverse and ecologically important group of terrestrial invertebrates that are often overlooked – insects.
The beautiful and varied Gardens of Cranborne will be open for visitors on the weekend of 18-19 June.
Buglife is working in collaboration with scientists from the University of Oxford, the University of Southampton, and the Species Recovery Trust to search for one of the UK’s most elusive insects at key locations managed by the Forestry Commission. This mysterious little critter hasn’t been sighted in the UK for well over 15 years and is highly endangered.
The vivid orange Scarce Chaser dragonfly, Libellula fulva (pictured) has been sighted in Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens.
Did you know that a dedicated team of volunteers have been looking out for dolphins off Dorset County Council’s Durlston Country Park for 28 years?
