Protecting Dorset's heathland wildlife
With decades of experience studying Dorset’s heathland, Dr Lesley Haskins explains why heather habitats are so vital — and why ground nesting birds need our protection more than ever.
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50 years of volunteering for Dorset's wildlife
Continuing our series of blogs from volunteers for Volunteers' Week 2021, Bob and Barbara Steedman give an insight into their fantastic work volunteering for Dorset Wildlife Trust for 50…
Dorset Beaver Project
Beavers are back in Dorset and are thriving in their enclosed site. They have been busy building dams and the first kits to be born in Dorset for 400 years.
Bring back Dorset's lost wildlife
Immense pressure from decades of pollution and habitat loss has driven wildlife into catastrophic decline.
Brooklands Farm (Dorset Wildlife Trust HQ)
It’s amazing how much wildlife can be supported by one small hay-meadow site, as the reserve at our Dorset Wildlife Trust Headquarters at Brooklands Farm proves.
A Wild Year at Dorset Wildlife Trust
It's been a wild year for Dorset Wildlife Trust! As we approach 2026, we look back at some of our highlights from 2025. From the opening of our state-of-the-art wildlife observatory on…
Dorset Wildlife Trust Online Shop
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Dorset Wildlife Trust Christmas offerings
Finding eco-friendly Christmas gifts that don't break the bank can be really tricky. Luckily, we offer a range of special gifts sure to bring joy to your friends and family while doing good for Dorset's wildlife.
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Young Journalists
Between March and May 2021, we worked with Participation People (a youth voice organisation) to train a group of amazing young people in journalism skills and supported them to produce a series of…
Volunteer's Week: Volunteering at Dorset Wildlife Trust
To celebrate Volunteer's Week, Lauren Lu talks about her experience volunteering at Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Work experience with Dorset Wildlife Trust
Year 12 student, James Carter recently chose to do a week of work experience with us and kindly agreed to describe his experience in this blog post. From helping with conservation tasks on Higher…
Young Journalists: Dorset Wildlife Trust Podcast
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been working with Participation People to train eight fantastic young people (14-17) in journalism skills. They have been producing a series of blogs, social media posts…