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Dorset Wildlife Trust gets even wilder this June with Wild About Blandford. The free family event is a chance for everyone to celebrate local wildlife this summer. With activities including wildlife safaris, live music, underwater river cameras and quizzes, there will be something for all the family.

Dorset Wildlife Trust has released extraordinary pictures of a coastal otter, illustrating the dramatic change in fortunes for this supreme predator. Photographer Jeremy Jeffery, visiting from Kent, was able to capture these images in broad daylight at West Bay in Dorset.

As the summer months approach, the season for celebrations and parties carries a wildlife warning with it, as Dorset Wildlife Trust advises on the dangers of sky lanterns.

Volunteers Week from 1st to 7th June celebrates the efforts of volunteers all over the UK, and Dorset Wildlife Trust is getting involved with events every day of the week.

BioBlitz Information for Experts & VolunteersThe wildlife of Corfe Mullen is set to make history, as experts and local residents undertake Dorset’s second BioBlitz this May.

Dorset Wildlife Trust has an exciting opportunity for young people to get underwater to help marine wildlife. Volunteers are being recruited to join ‘The K Team’ to regularly survey Kimmeridge Bay for new and known marine species, helping to gain vital information about our changing seas. 

Ahead of BBC TV’s Springwatch series this month, springwatching in Dorset has already begun in earnest. Two more stunning birds of prey have become reality TV stars, as Dorset Wildlife Trust introduces what is believed to be the UK’s first live online buzzard webcam.

The head of Dorset’s foremost conservation organisation is cycling back through 50 years to find out how Dorset’s countryside, coast and wildlife have changed.

Upton heath is one of Dorset Wildlife Trusts most celebrated reserves, home to all 6 British reptiles, including a rare black adder. Now part of the reserve is undergoing changes to ensure its wildlife gets the best possible habitat to thrive in.

Dorset Wildlife Trust and Corfe Mullen Nature Watch are joining forces for the return of the Corfe Mullen BioBlitz to celebrate Dorset Wildlife Trust's 50th birthday.