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60 bags of rubbish dumped and set alight at Powerstock Common Nature Reserve
In the most significant act of fly-tipping on Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserves this year, 60 bags of rubbish were dumped and then set alight at Powerstock Common nature reserve in West Dorset…
Kingcombe Meadows & Powerstock Common designated as England’s newest National Nature Reserve
More than 30 years after a national campaign to save ‘the farm that time forgot’, Kingcombe Meadows has been recognised as a gold-standard haven for wildlife, as it is declared England’s newest…
Solar powered sea slug
This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!
Fire destroys building with bat roost on Nature Reserve
A fire has destroyed an historic railway hut on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Powerstock Common nature reserve, near Maiden Newton in west Dorset. Arson is strongly suspected.
Dormouse success in Dorset
Reserves Ecology Manager Steve Masters shares a behind-the-scenes look at an extraordinary year for dormice across our nature reserves. From record-breaking late-season numbers to bustling autumn…
A happy half-term at Kingcombe
With spring well and truly underway, it was a pleasure to welcome so many families to the beautiful Kingcombe and Powerstock National Nature Reserve over the half term holiday. The Kitchen at…
King's Lane Orchard
Remnant of the old cider apple orchards which formerly surrounded Powerstock village.
Wild Woodbury brings community together for a day to celebrate nature and rewilding
Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wild Woodbury nature reserve near Bere Regis welcomed residents, volunteers, and local VIPs to celebrate nature, wildlife, and the power of community-led conservation.
Say No to Neonics
A pesticide known to kill bees has been authorised for farmers to use on sugar beet crops in England. The deadly neonicotinoid (or neonic), thiamethoxam, was banned EU-wide in 2018 because of the wide-spread harm it causes. We are shocked that the Secretary of State, George Eustice, used his power to allow this and strongly oppose the decision.
Sand dunes
Sand dunes are places of constant change and movement. Wander through them on warm summer days for orchids, bees and other wildlife, or experience the forces of nature behind their creation - the…
Brownfield
The uncontainable nature of wildlife is perhaps clearest in brownfield sites – previously developed land that is not currently in use. The crumbling concrete of abandoned factories, disused power…