For your Valentine: Dorset Wildlife Trust suggests adopting a squirrel or seahorse
Could adopting a squirrel be the perfect alternative gift for Valentine’s Day this year? Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) think so.
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Poole Harbour’s resident seal has double identity
French rescuers of a seal they named Bonnemine are delighted to hear that nine years later she is alive and well and living in Poole Harbour, however, the Dorset seal ID catalogue reveals that her British name is Domino.
Girling horse-welfare report clears first European Parliament hurdle
We are on our way to a better deal for donkeys and horses.
Help keep the Gruffalo’s Child warm at Moors Valley
Will you help to keep the Gruffalo’s Child snug when the snow falls fast and the wind blows wild?
A Plastic Ocean reveals what lurks beneath the water’s surface
An award-winning documentary film, which brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle, is being screened at Bournemouth School for Girls on 18 January at 7pm.
Rampisham Down – a huge victory for nature conservation
It has been announced that the Rampisham Down Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in West Dorset, will not be developed into a 25MW solar power station. This follows two years of campaigning by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and work by conservation organisations including Natural England, RSPB and others. The site is a legally protected area of rare acid grassland and is of national importance.
Rhododendron removal at Arrowsmith Coppice in Poole clears the way for wildlife
The removal of invasive rhododendron, which was swamping Arrowsmith Coppice and smothering native plants and trees, has created space for the regeneration of wildlife such as heather and purple moor grass, and allowed better access for local people.
Lakeside garden provides an oasis of calm for Dorset cancer patients following legacy donation
Lakeside garden provides an oasis of calm for Dorset cancer patients following legacy donation
Rare stranding as ocean sunfish washed up at Kimmeridge
NEWS FEED Washed up juvenile ocean sunfish at Kimmeridge © Julie Hatcher An ocean sunfish was found on the beach at Kimmeridge on 9 November and is possibly one of the first such strandings in Dorset. Ocean sunfish*, Mola mola is the heaviest bony fish in the world, although the individual found at Kimmeridge was…