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In the Kingfisher's Realm - Restoring Dorset's Rivers,  an illustrated talk

'Spring Birds of the Fleet' - Talk & Optics Day

Join us for a ‘Wild Activity’ at Lorton Meadows Wildlife Centre.

Chesil Beach Centre Mega Bird Food Sale

Join a volunteering party doing practical conservation work at Sovell Down.

Join the regular volunteering group on Brownsea Island on alternate Sundays throughout the year.

Help the Friends of Broadstone Nature Reserve look after the heathland with practical conservation tasks.

Scrub management and hedge laying. Booking is essential for new volunteers as places are limited.

Scrub clearance and hedge laying, across West Dorset reserves. Booking essential.

An illustrated talk by Ted Pratt.

Professor James Lovelock CH CBE FRS in conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE at The Thomas Hardye School Theatre, Dorchester. Admission free - by ticket only from The Thomas Hardye School.

Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.  

Portland's Living Landscapes project - Management work and butterfly response 

Join us for practical conservation work.

Join us for a day of practical work on site at Lorton Meadows, to restore the habitats important for local wildlife, with the Community Conservation Officer. 

Dorset Mammal Group in partnership with Dorset Wildlife Trust. Booking essential.

Practical conservation work. Meet 9.30am at the Urban Wildlife Centre if you need transport or directions, or 10am at the work site.

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Join us for practical conservation work.

Join RSPB's Sarah-Jane for an exciting and sociable walk to explore the wildlife that can be found in and around Upton Country Park.

Come along to Upton Country Park for a day of woodland crafts and nature games for all the family to enjoy.

Come and explore Upton Country Park, find out more about Dorset Dogs and pick up your free doggy goody bag! This is an Upton Country Park event. 

Come and explore the new extension to Upton Country Park and help to plant 200 wild flowers!

Your chance to work closely with a member of Upton Country Park's Operations Team as you assist in their conservation work and receive training on bird surveying. Places are limited so booking is essential.

Working on a DWT nature reserve near you.

Wildlife Friendly Garden winner 2010, Frankham Garden,  will be open on select Sundays through the year.

Join Sarah-Jane from the RSPB for a free healthy walk while exploring the wildlife of Canford Heath.

A 6-mile guided linear walk on the Poole Harbour Trail, with snippets of history, wildlife and great views. FULLY BOOKED

Bats, a talk by Nick Tomlinson

Join a volunteering party doing a variety of practical conservation work.

Working on a DWT nature reserve near you.

Darwin - His life, ideas and influence a talk by David Croman

The Mapping Seas Project - an illustrated talk

Practical conservation work. Meet 9.30am at the Urban Wildlife Centre if you need transport or directions, or 10am at the work site.

Join us for practical conservation work.

The Archaeology, History & Wildlife of St Catherine's Hill, an illustrated talk

The Importance of Sites of Nature Conservation Interest, an illustrated talk

Exmoor & the wild red deer - a talk by Mike Hooker

Discover the birds of Britain’s favourite nature reserve with DWT as spring comes to Brownsea Island. Booking essential.

Learn to identify seashore creatures & then help us search for them

Join the regular volunteering group on Brownsea Island on alternate Sundays throughout the year.

Join the Urban team of the Dorset Wildlife Trust on a regular work party on DWT Upton Heath.

Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.  

Join a volunteering party doing a variety of practical conservation work.

Join us for a day of practical work on site at Lorton Meadows, to restore the habitats important for local wildlife, with the Community Conservation Officer. 

Practical conservation work. Meet 9.30am at the Urban Wildlife Centre if you need transport or directions, or 10am at the work site.

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Join us for practical conservation work.

An illustrated talk by Sharron Abbott, DWT SNCI Manager.

Come along this Easter to Upton Country Park and meet and feed some of the baby animals.

Your chance to work closely with a member of Upton Country Park's Operations Team as you assist in their conservation work and receive training on bird surveying. Places are limited so booking is essential.

Come and follow the Easter egg trail at Lorton Meadows

Get stuck in with some wildlife gardening crafts that you can take home and pop in the garden and help to make wildlife welcome.

Get creative & make a mobile or wind chime using natural materials

 Solve clues in & around the Chesil Beach Centre & crack the secret Chesil code

Explore the ponds & discover the lifecycle of amphibians plus games, art & more at Lorton Meadows NR

Calling all nature detectives.... we need your help! We would love to know what resident wildlife we have at Kingcombe Meadows, or who is just passing through. Two sessions available 10am - 12pm or 2pm - 4pm

What can you turn a stick into? Use your imagination & explore the reserve at Lorton Meadows NR

 Find out what a mermaid keeps in her purse!

 What does a mermaid keep in her purse?

Join us for an Easter Egg trail at Lorton Meadows

Join a volunteering party doing practical conservation work at Sovell Down.

Explore the amazing underwater world of the Fleet Lagoon

Discover the sights & sounds of Lorton Meadows in the spring on a guided walk with the Community Conservation Officer

Join us for an Epic Easter hunt at The Kingcombe Centre

Lend a hand with practical conservation work at Sopley Common.

The Friends of Upton Country Park present their popular craft show.

Learn to identify seaweeds & have fun pressing them

Look at the clues left behind by our wildlife, including tracks, fur, feathers, skulls, bones, & poo!

Join a violunteering party doing a variety of practical conservation work.

 Learn how to catch & care for crabs without harm

Explore the amazing underwater world of the Fleet Lagoon

Practical conservation work. Meet 9.30am at the Urban Wildlife Centre if you need transport or directions, or 10am at the work site.

Come and discover the bustling Spring freshwater life in the River Hooke

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Join RSPB's Sarah-Jane for an exciting and sociable walk to explore the wildlife that can be found in and around Upton Country Park.

Can you track wild animals by looking at their footprints, poo & other signs? Two sessions (11am & 2pm)

Discover the secrets of Chesil Bank & the Fleet Lagoon

West Dorset AGM folowed by Glow-worms and their natural history as a community project - an illustrated  talk by Peter Bright

Come & learn how to improve your garden for wildlife with practical hands-on workshops, activities for kids & adults

Walk for Wildlife. Three exciting NEW Purbeck routes along the Jurassic Coast

Fun family activities for all in the walled garden at Upton Country Park.

Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.  

Discover the wildlife of Ferndown Common, part of The Great Heath Living Landscape

Ocean Acidification - Nemo's New Threat, a talk by Cosima Porteus.

The Silent World of Bats an illustrated talk by renowned bat expert Nick Tomlinson.

A close up of how plants & insects live together, a talk illustrated with macrophotography by Tony Bates

Join Dorset Wildlife Trust to discover the reptiles waking up for spring on Upton Heath

Wimborne Group AGM then an Update on 'The Great Heath Project'

Help with our county-wide coastal spring clean

Join seaweed expert Lin Baldock for a classroom & seashore workshop & learn how to identify seaweeds for our surveys

Come along this Easter to Upton Country Park and meet and feed some of the baby animals.

Working on a DWT nature reserve near you.

Join a volunteering party doing a variety of practical conservation work.

Join us for a day of practical work on site at Lorton Meadows, to restore the habitats important for local wildlife, with the Community Conservation Officer. 

Look for wading birds at Lytchett Bay

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Discover the birdlife of one of our smaller coastal nature reserves

Join the Urban team of the Dorset Wildlife Trust on a regular work party on DWT Upton Heath.

Bring family & friends for this annual event, helping to clean one of Dorset’s most spectacular beaches.