Common evening-primrose
An introduced species, Common evening-primrose is now naturalised on waste ground, roadside verges and railway cuttings. It has long been used to produce the herbal remedy, evening-primrose oil.…
An introduced species, Common evening-primrose is now naturalised on waste ground, roadside verges and railway cuttings. It has long been used to produce the herbal remedy, evening-primrose oil.…
As Dorset Wildlife Trust's Living Landscapes Ecologist, I relish the chance to see bats up close during an evening's bat surveying.
The Common fragrant-orchid lives up to its name: it produces a sweet, orangey smell that is very strong in the evening. Look for its densely packed, pink flower spikes on chalk grasslands in…
In the drama of the open spaces around her, Emily can play the role of a lifetime. She knows the wildlife of the nature reserve as intimately as Yorick knew Hamlet, and with an audience of birds,…
This tiny gamebird is rarely seen, but its distinctive "wet my lips" call can be heard ringing out over areas of farmland on summer evenings.
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Wild Seas Centre Officer, Julie Hatcher tells us about the hardy wildflowers of Kimmeridge - and why they survive in a harsh environment.
One of the prettiest hardy ferns, the lady fern is delicate and lacy, with ladder-like foliage. It makes a good garden fern, providing attractive cover for wildlife.
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is sad to announce that on the evening of Sunday 5th April a fire on Winfrith Heath nature reserve in Dorset destroyed 1.2 hectares of wildlife habitat, equivalent to…
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…
Yesterday evening (5th May) the first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam. The remaining four eggs are expected to hatch any day now and over the bank…