Winter colours
Winter brings long nights and dark days, but nature’s palette is as bright as ever.
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Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
Writing the Seasons: Winter
Join us for a creative writing workshops for adults, drawing inspiration from the changing seasons at Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve.
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
Who's moving into your garden this winter?
October has arrived and while we feel the chill of Autumn and the inky night skies drawing in, leaves are ready to burst into warm, vibrant hues of red and gold. This final instalment of…
My dinner party
Niamh loves to feed the birds, so makes natural feeders out of pinecones and berries, to help them through the winter. She’ll tie this to a branch so that the birds can feast from it safely.
Work party at Bluebell Community Woodland
Volunteers, Church members and the Friends of Hamworthy Park turned out in force for the work party at the Bluebell Community Woodland over one recent weekend.
My water filter
Duncan helps to manage the pockets of peatland at Bell Crag Flow, near Newcastle. The ancient landscapes that he works on are around 10,000 years old. These sites are great for wildlife but they…
Wilder communities hard at work
Wilder Communities Officer Anona Dawson highlights how, despite global challenges, people across Dorset are coming together to improve local green spaces for wildlife and wellbeing. From wildlife-…
Water pipit
This streaky brown bird is a winter visitor, occasionally found walking around the muddy margins of marshes.
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
Water scorpion
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…