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Wildlife-friendly gardening in March
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…
Take action for wildlife: March
There are plenty of small actions we can take to benefit wildlife, but where do you start? In our blog series the Wilder Communities Team will be sharing simple tips so that you can focus on one…
Hairy violet
Living up to its name, the hairy violet is covered in fine hairs. Look for its delicate, violet flowers blooming from March to June on chalk grasslands, in particular.
Lesser celandine
Heralding spring, a carpet of sunshine-yellow lesser celandine flowers is a joy to see on a woodland walk. Look out for it along hedgerows, in parks and even in graveyards, too, from March onwards…
Protecting nesting birds on Dorset heaths
From March to July, people are asked to keep dogs on leads and stay on the paths to protect nesting birds on Dorset's heaths. Our guest author, Dr Lesley Haskins tells us about these special…
Get Dorset Buzzing: DWT launches biggest ever campaign to help declining pollinators
On Wednesday 20th March, the first day of spring, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is launching its biggest ever campaign, Get Dorset Buzzing, sponsored by the Gardens Group and Wessex Water. The…
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Young Journalists
Between March and May 2021, we worked with Participation People (a youth voice organisation) to train a group of amazing young people in journalism skills and supported them to produce a series of…
Wild Isles
Oil well drilling in Poole Bay to be extended into critical wildlife period
Despite concerns expressed by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and many local groups, Corallian Energy Limited were granted consent to drill the Coulter Appraisal Well in Poole Bay. The drilling was…
The Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre
An interactive marine wildlife centre situated on a beautiful stretch of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, with splendid views from grassy cliff tops and an underwater nature trail for snorkelers. The…