Bracketts Coppice
A hidden gem in west Dorset. This is home to some of Dorset's best loved species including dormice, otters and woodpeckers.
A hidden gem in west Dorset. This is home to some of Dorset's best loved species including dormice, otters and woodpeckers.
A sensitive approach is vital when you are managing an ancient woodland such as the magical Bracketts Coppice in west Dorset. When it was decided that the time had come to create a sheltered and…
Last year as part of the Get Dorset Buzzing campaign we wrote a series of articles about what to do in your garden for each of the months in spring and summer. Our Community Conservation Officer…
Assistant Warden for North and West Dorset, James Cartwright shares the findings of a moth trap at Bracketts Coppice near Yeovil.
Does the idea of spending your time assisting in our work on the DWT reserves of North Dorset appeal to you? If so, this is just the job for you!
Dorset Wildlife Trust is seeking an…
The delicate, tube-like, violet-blue flowers of Skullcap bloom from June to September in damp places, such as marshes, fens, riverbanks and pond margins.
The ragged-edged, purple flower heads of Greater knapweed bloom on sunny chalk grasslands and clifftops, and along woodland rides. They attract clouds of butterflies.
Water-plantain is an aquatic plant of shallow water and muddy banks. In bloom over summer, it displays tall branches of loosely clustered, pale lilac flowers.
A small and delicate plant of chalk grasslands, Fairy flax can be seen in bloom from May to September - look out for its nodding, white flowers.
Arrowhead is an aquatic plant of shallow water and slow-moving waterways. In bloom over summer, it displays small, white flowers, but it is the arrow-shaped leaves that are most distinctive.
A low-growing plant of sand dunes, heaths and grassy places, Common centaury is in bloom over summer. Look for clusters of pretty, pink, five-petalled flowers.
Traditionally a coastal species, Lesser sea-spurrey has spread inland, taking advantage of the winter-salting of our roads. Its pink-and-white flowers bloom in summer.