Alder
Common alder can be found along riversides, and in fens and wet woodlands. Its exposed roots provide shelter for fish, and its rounded leaves are food for aquatic insects.
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Alder buckthorn
An uncommon tree of wet woodlands, riverbanks and heathlands, alder buckthorn displays pale green flowers in spring, and red berries that turn purple in autumn.
Alder fly
The alder fly is a blackish invertebrate, with delicately veined wings that it folds over its body like a tent. It can be found near ponds and slow-flowing rivers; the larvae living in the silt at…
Volunteer's Week: Volunteering at Dorset Wildlife Trust as work experience
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Work party at Bluebell Community Woodland
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Volunteer's Week: Volunteering at Dorset Wildlife Trust
To celebrate Volunteer's Week, Lauren Lu talks about her experience volunteering at Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Volunteer's Week: Riverfly monitoring on the River Cerne
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Volunteers' Week: Leading the volunteer group at Broad Oak
At the Broad Oak Orchard near Sturminster Newton, there is a local volunteer group who help the wardens to maintain this beautiful pocket of old orchard - Tony Stables leads the group.
Volunteering Week - Why I volunteer by Mitch Perkins
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Volunteer's Week: Volunteering as part of the Nextdoor Nature Project
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