Since the acquisition of Lyscombe almost a year ago, Dorset Wildlife Trust has embarked on an ambitious journey to transform Lyscombe into an inspirational National Nature Reserve teeming with…
Of all the wildflowers, it is orchids that seem to cause the most excitement. The combination of their unusual and beautiful flowers, along with their scarcity, means that when you spot one, it…
An ancient roman villa has been re-discovered on a Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) nature reserve in west Dorset near Frampton. The results of the dig will be shown on the Digging for Britain series…
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.
Donate to the Nature Reserves Fund today and help ensure that our dedicated team can keep up their vital hard work across 1,950 hectares of precious habitat. With costs for our continuous…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is thrilled to announce the launch of its Nature Reserves Fund, a new initiative to protect, enhance and expand some of Dorset’s most precious wildlife habitats.
Project Assistant for the Species Survival Fund, Lydia Gill, gives an update on how this crucial funding has made it possible for important work to take place. In this blog she focuses on one of…
• Seven landowners join forces to create largest lowland heath National Nature Reserve – National Trust, Natural England, RSPB, Forestry England, Rempstone Estate, Dorset Wildilfe Trust and…
Last Thursday a Galloway Steer cow was brutally attacked by a dog on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) Tadnoll Heath nature reserve, near Winfrith. The injuries to its face were so severe that it…
