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Join Nicky Hoar from Dorset Wildlife Trust to look for nightjars and other heathland wildlife in Corfe Mullen, part of the Great Heath living Landscape.

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Join us for Kingcombe’s first forest school summer programme.

Discover the secrets of Chesil Bank & the Fleet Lagoon

Learn about the marine giants that can be found along our coast

Join us to discover how our local dolphin population are recorded & conserved

Iford Meadows - A guided walk

Discover butterflies at Alners Gorse Butterfly Reserve

Wildlife survey at 10.00 (with optional moth trap at 9.00), Upton Heath

Chesil’s BIGGEST wildlife event of the year

Explore the various habitats & associated dragonflies on Upton Heath to River Stour

 Help us survey for bottlenose dolphins, harbour porpoise and seabirds from Dorset's cliffs

Discover the secrets of Chesil Bank & the Fleet Lagoon

Take inspiration from the nature reserve’s wildlife and make an animal mask. A Summer Holiday Kingcombe Kids Club event.

Celebrate Marine Week and experience wildlife like never before

Explore the amazing underwater world of the Fleet Lagoon

 Join us at the best rockpooling site in Dorset

Join us for Kingcombe’s first forest school summer programme.

Enjoy the interesting nature on this part of the Purbeck coast

Learn about the weird & wonderful world of plankton.

Seasearch is a volunteer underwater survey project for recreational divers

Celebrate Marine Week, with beach activities, crafts, wildlife trail, competitions & more

Find out more about the fascinating world of moths as we open our local moth trap at the Chesil Beach Centre

An open fundraising walk promoted by Rotary Club of Poole Bay, register and simply choose to walk for Dorset Wildlife Trust. Find out more by clicking the link above.

Come & help us clean one of Dorset’s most spectacular beaches

Join Jez Martin, Nature Conservation Officer at the Borough of Poole, to find out about this internationally important site.

Experience wildlife like never before

In the height of summer, it’s time for a scavenger hunt to see what the reserve can offer up! A Summer Holiday Kingcombe Kids Club event.

Join us for practical conservation work.

Come and see if we can find any butterflies on the beach!

Have-a-go marine art & craft activities for children

Bat walk led by Nick Tomlinson (bat expert)

Experience wildlife like never before

Moth trap and walk

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Join us for Kingcombe’s first forest school summer programme.

Discover the wildlife of Knoll Gardens, from moths to mammals, bugs to birds

Join Jan Freeborn from Dorset Bat Group to discover the bats of Knoll Gardens. A joint Knoll Gardens Foundation (KGF) and DWT event, part of The Great Heath Living Landscape.

 Learn how to catch & care for crabs

Seasearch is a volunteer underwater survey project for recreational divers

Bird Ringing Demonstration at Lytchett Bay, one of the new nature reserves in The Great Heath Living Landscape project..

See anemones, sea squirts, crabs & much more

Join us at the best rockpooling site in Dorset

Experience wildlife like never before

Come and join us as we discover the bustling freshwater life in the River Hooke, from the tiniest shrimps to the larger Bull head fish, you never know what you may find on a morning’s dip! Wellies essential! This is a Kingcombe Kids Club event.

Join us for practical conservation work.

Seasearch-Friendly Evening Dive on 'Peveril Myth'

Experience wildlife like never before

Join us for survey work at 10.00 (with optional moth trap at 9.00).

Join us for Kingcombe’s first forest school summer programme.

 Spy anemones, sea squirts , crabs, seaweeds, & much more

Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.

Discover and learn about The Great Heath at The Heatherlands Centre, Ferndown.

Experience wildlife like never before

We’ll be exploring the sights and sounds that are conjured up on a hot day in our special meadows. This is a Kingcombe Kids Club event.

Join us for practical conservation work.

 Join us at the carnival

Learn the art of Spoon Carving with DWT’s Coppice Apprentice Fiona De Wert

Celebrate Marine Week, experience wildlife like never before

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

Join us for Kingcombe's first Forest School summer programme.

A walk around Sopley Common looking for heathland wildlife

Scavenger hunting along Chesil Beach

Morning butterfly walk, led by Jon Bellamy

Discover the secrets of Chesil Bank & the Fleet Lagoon

Experience wildlife like never before

Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.  

Get crafty and make as many items as you can, using the rushes from the reserve, boats to float on the pond, birds to swoosh through the air, the possibilities are endless! This is a Kingcombe Kids Club event.

Join us for practical conservation work.

Exploring the butterflies & other wildlife of Fontmell Down

Search for signs of creatures from the deep along the seashore.

Join us at the best rockpooling site in Dorset

Experience wildlife like never before

Join us for Kingcombe’s first forest school summer programme.

An afternoon walk at Hartland Moor

Explore the amazing underwater world of the Fleet Lagoon

Learn the art of Spoon Carving with DWT’s Coppice Apprentice Fiona De Wert

Seasearch is a volunteer underwater survey project for recreational divers

Wildlife survey at 10.00 (with optional moth trap at 9.00), Upton Heath

Join us for practical conservation work.

A ‘short gentle’ walk around Chesil Bank & the Fleet Lagoon to discover its secrets.

Join the regular volunteering group in West Dorset.

A talk for those people who were not aware that the Chesil Beach Centre is the epicentre of our Maritime Heritage.

The Conservation Centre at Lorton is open for visitors.

Join us to search for shark & ray eggcases along Chesil Beach.

Join us for a guided walkk through the meadows on the look out for insects.

Lend a hand with practical conservation work at the Sopley Common Reserve. 

Discover Baiters Seashore Wildlife

Join us for practical conservation work.

Habitat management on a DWT nature reserve near you.

Join us for a day of practical work on site at Lorton Meadows.

Join us for survey/practical conservation work (with an optional moth trap at 9.00).

Join our guide to discover the secrets of Chesil Bank & the Fleet Lagoon.

Join a seashore survey for Welly Zone volunteers.

Explore the new nature reserve at Lytchett Bay, part of The Great Heath Living Landscape. This event is led by Dorset Wildlife Trust and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

Join in on a Cetacean and Seabird surveyor course.

Attend the Beautiful Burial Ground Conference at Durweston Village Hall and find out more about how to preserve wildlife in your local churchyard.

Discover the birds of Britain's favourite nature reserve with Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Join the regular volunteering group on Brownsea Island.

Join us for practical conservation work.