Species Survival Fund making more space for nature in Dorset
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been awarded government funding for a project to create and revitalise over 500 hectares of habitats including woodlands and ponds across 18 sites in Dorset.
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been awarded government funding for a project to create and revitalise over 500 hectares of habitats including woodlands and ponds across 18 sites in Dorset.
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) biggest ever campaign, Get Dorset Buzzing, received its 4,000th pledge at the Dorset County Show earlier this month. Now, Dorset’s largest wildlife charity has…
Find out what to do, see and plant in your garden this April to encourage pollinators and other wildlife into your wildlife haven's on your doorstep.
Reports have emerged that the Government is considering scrapping a key policy designed to mitigate the environmental impact of new developments amid claims it was blocking new houses being built…
You're more likely to see the attractive, brightly coloured caterpillars than the mullein moth itself.
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
A delicate wader, Red-necked phalaropes are as comfortable swimming as they are on land. Unusually for birds, the females are more brightly coloured than the males.
Oyster mushrooms are shell shaped fungi that grow in tiers or fabulous clusters on dead trees or stumps. Unlike many fungi, these mushrooms are not seasonal and can be found all year round,…
From grunts and groans, to 'purring' and 'piglet squealing', the water rail is more often heard than it is seen! This shy bird lives in reedbeds and wetlands, hiding among the…
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
A winter visitor, the well-travelled Bewick's swan is the smallest of our swans. It has more black on its yellow-and-black bill than the whooper swan. Look out for it around Eastern England…
As the name suggests, this tall, white heron is considerably larger than the similar little egret. Once a rare visitor to the UK, sightings have become more common over the last few decades, with…