Weathering storms Ciara and Dennis on Brownsea Island
Life on Brownsea Island has been quite hectic recently due to Storm’s Ciara and Dennis. We take a look around the island at the damage and mull over recent events …
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Summer Art Exhibition at the Wild Seas Centre
An exhibition of ceramics, paintings and textiles by local pottery collective, the Fired Up Rebels.
Creeping jenny
Creeping jenny is a low-growing plant of wet grasslands, riverbanks, ponds and wet woods. It has cup-like, yellow flowers and is a popular choice for garden ponds.
Penny Smith: My wildlife-friendly garden vlog
Dorset Wildlife Trust member and keen gardener, Penny Smith takes us on a tour of her wildlife-friendly garden this summer.
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.…
Honey buzzard
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
Thin tellin
Their empty, delicate pink or yellow shells can often be found washed up on beaches, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand all around the coasts of the UK.
Razor shell
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.
Devil's Brook River restoration
Rivers Conservation Officer, Stephen Oliver, describes the work involved in the restoration of Devil's Brook using Large Wood Debris and how this can positively impact wildlife.
Slowing the flow
Volunteers have been helping with work being carried out by contractors and Dorset Wildlife Trust staff on the River Hooke in the Kingcombe National Nature Reserve to install 14 woody leaky debris…
Water for Wildlife: Pond creation and river restoration at Kingcombe Meadows
At Kingcombe National Nature Reserve, Dorset Wildlife Trust is restoring the River Hooke and creating new ponds to bring life back to this precious chalk stream landscape. From re-meandering the…
My grand design
At Carsington Water, Jack & Charlie can do anything. Build dens, play hide and seek and search for dragons on Stones Island.