Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
The Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve is open all year around. Visit Meadow Barn at the Conservation Centre to plan your day exploring the nature reserve using our guides and maps.
Please note…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is delighted to learn that all 41 of the proposed Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in England, have been designated. This includes six sites in Dorset. MCZ is a type of…
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to receive a donation from Winfrith Newburgh & East Knighton (WN&EK) Parish Council of over £15,000 towards DWT’s Heathland Heritage Traineeship.…
The Grayling is one of our largest brown butterflies and a master of disguise - its cryptic colouring helps to camouflage it against bare earth and stones in its coastal habitats and on inland…
Focussed primarily at our new flagship 335ha reserve at Lyscombe near Dorchester, you will be undertaking practical habitat restoration and creation, access improvements and engagement using a mix…
A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on…
These mat like growths found on kelp and seaweed are actually colonies of tiny individuals animals.