Young people connect with nature at Love Your Heath event on Upton Heath
Young people gathered on Upton Heath yesterday for Love Your Heath, a day of discovery, creativity, and community rooted in the unique heathland landscape of Dorset.
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Urban Green project engaging young people
An important aim of the Urban Green project is to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in conservation-led initiatives. In recent months, we have been working with two groups of young people…
Connecting people with nature
We aim to Inspire people and communities to learn about, value and act for wildlife and Dorset’s wild places. Our ambition is that 1 in 4 people in Dorset are involved with nature.
Big Give for Wild Brownsea: Connecting people with nature
From 18-25 April, we are fundraising to support our vital work to give more people the opportunity to get involved in the conservation work and experience the incredible wildlife on Brownsea…
New project promotes ‘Natural Sparkle’ for people in Dorset
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has launched an exciting new health and wellbeing project, ‘Natural Sparkle’. Supported by Southern Co-op, the project aims to provide a suite of nature-based…
Chief Exec's blog: Connecting people with nature
Nature’s recovery is vital for everyone, and we all have a role to play in making sure that we can deliver and benefit from a Wilder Dorset.
Annual Review 2023 - Making a difference for wildlife and people
A year of opportunities and challenges, our Annual Review looks back at our achievements in 2023 and the progress we have made towards achieving our 'Wilder Dorset by 2030' goals.
Annual Review 2024 - Making a difference for wildlife and people
A year of opportunities and challenges, our Annual Review looks back at our achievements in 2024 and the progress we have made towards achieving our 'Wilder Dorset by 2030' goals.
Sea the connection: National Marine Week 2024 will map people’s love of UK seas
Dorset Wildlife Trust is encouraging everyone to join in with their annual celebration of the sea which runs from Saturday 27 July – Sunday 11 August.
Small heath
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
Dorset Wildlife Trust urges people to take action for nature now
New UK Government targets could mean less wildlife for future generations - the government consultation on the Environment Act is due to close on 27 June and Dorset Wildlife Trust is urging…
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…