Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
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Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Woodland recovery fundraising appeal launched to save Dorset’s woodlands
Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched a public fundraising appeal to raise £40,000 for its Woodland Recovery project, an urgent initiative aimed at restoring and regenerating woodlands across Dorset…
The woodland drummers
Meet the dawn chorus’s percussion section…
Bird ID Course: Woodland
Learn about 3 amazing birds to spot in Dorset's woodlands this spring
Woodland Recovery Appeal
Your local woodland needs your help. Ash dieback, climate change and fragmentation of woodland habitats put wildlife at risk.
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.
Thank you for donating to the Woodland Recovery Appeal
Your donation will help ensure a brighter future for Dorset's woodland wildlife. Thank you.
Wildflower ID Course: Woodlands
Explore your local woodland and look out for these species!
How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…
How to create a hedgehog hole
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
How to create a vertical garden
Gardening doesn’t need to be restricted to the ground - bring your walls to life for wildlife! Many types of plants will thrive in a green wall, from herbs and fruit to grasses and ferns.