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As the weather warms the countryside, signs of spring can be seen everywhere and there is no need to miss out even if you are stuck at home. Dorset Wildlife Trust is bringing the wildlife to you with its latest Podcast release, taking you on a guided tour of Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve.

One of Dorset’s hidden gems has come under the spotlight of fame at last, thanks to a world-renowned film-maker, Hugh Miles.

Dorset gardeners are being urged to help save Britain’s wild bees this summer. Many of the 250 bee species in the UK have declined massively in the last 50 years, with bumble bees among the hardest hit.

A team of enthusiastic young Swanage schoolchildren descended on Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Townsend nature reserve this spring, on a mission to clear the site of unwanted and unsightly litter in time for the flowering of rare orchids.

To celebrate its 50th Anniversary this year, Dorset Wildlife Trust is inviting 50 walkers to join The Jurassic Challenge ­ 50 miles in 50 hours across some of the most celebrated coastal landscape in Britain.

Spring is the time to start foraging for nature’s free food, according to Dorset Wildlife Trust. With hedgerows, fields and woods bursting with life, there are delicious rewards for those who are prepared to look for them.

The Easter break is upon us, and with the extra bank holidays, you might be stuck for ideas to keep the family entertained.

Dorset’s volunteer divers are revealing the secrets of our seas with astonishing new images of marine wildlife.

Dorset is featured in a new guide to the UK’s top sites to see wild orchids.

Dorset’s largest nature conservation charity celebrates an amazing 50 year journey this month.