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With spring just around the corner, Dorset Wildlife Trust has plenty of activities to get the kids up close with nature this half term at Lorton Meadows and Kingcombe.

Dorset Wildlife Trust is opening up the skies on 26th January, to gaze upon the wonders of the universe in association with BBC Two’s Stargazing LIVE programme, which will be coming back to our screens this January. 

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Burns Night sees a double celebration at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Centre on 25th January.  The environmental education centre celebrates its New Year relaunch with an authentic Scottish dinner and dancing on the birthday oKingcombe Centre The Cowshed N HOARf Scotland’s famed poet.

This month we have a Great Dorset Seafood inspired recipe from our Kingcombe centre for you to enjoy.

Whether you believe in New Year’s resolutions or not, everyone can do their bit to make 2012 a good year for wildlife.

South west wildlife charities have today set out a wish list of ten things the Government could do to give the region’s wildlife a festive boost and support its aspirations to be the "greenest Government ever".  

Dorset is looking greener than ever for wildlife and future generations of nature lovers, as Weymouth has now gained a woodland containing 500 new trees.

The Studland Seagrass and Seahorse Project 2011 proved to be very successful with 220 questionnaires completed by boat owners at Studland Bay and also at local marinas. Read more...

Dorset Wildlife Trust has announced a new series of wildlife weekends with the experts on Brownsea Island for 2012.