Wildlife-friendly gardening in November
Large or small, your garden or green space can make a real difference to local wildlife and the way you choose to care for your garden matters. Collectively, wildlife-friendly green spaces act as…
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Beaver Blog - November 2021
On 8 February 2021, a pair of adult beavers were released into an enclosed site in West Dorset as part of a scientific study looking at the impacts that beavers have on their environment. Project…
Beaver Blog November 2022
As winter approaches, find out how the beavers at the Dorset Beaver Project site are preparing for the cold months ahead.
Take action for wildlife: November
There are plenty of small actions we can take to benefit wildlife, but where do you start? The Wilder Communities Team share some simple tips so that you can focus on one action you can take for…
News from Brownsea Island - November/December
The island may have closed to visitors for the winter but it's been a busy time for the Brownsea team and the volunteers with the Countryside Stewardship work taking place to restore the…
Bubble beach cleans and wild activities this half term
Dorset Wildlife Trust is offering plenty of opportunities for families to get out and help wildlife this half term, with a ‘bubble beach clean’ at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach centre from 24th…
60 bags of rubbish dumped and set alight at Powerstock Common Nature Reserve
In the most significant act of fly-tipping on Dorset Wildlife Trust nature reserves this year, 60 bags of rubbish were dumped and then set alight at Powerstock Common nature reserve in West Dorset…
Dead dolphins & porpoises washed up on Dorset beaches
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has been made aware of reports that a number of dead dolphins and porpoises have been washed up on Dorset’s beaches this winter. We have been receiving information…
Go green and help wildlife with Green Thursday
As an alternative to Black Friday, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is holding its third Green Thursday on Thursday 28th November, encouraging local people to support wildlife and nature reserves in…
The Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre
Dorset Wildlife Trust's marine wildlife centre is situated in Kimmeridge Bay on a beautiful stretch of Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Come and enjoy the Interactive displays, aquaria, gift…
Birch polypore
The birch polypore only grows on Birch trees. This leathery bracket fungus has a rounded, coffee-coloured cap that was once used for sharpening tools, hence its other name: the 'Razorstrop…
Sea campion
If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.