Volunteering News Round-up

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New volunteering group for North Dorset

A new volunteering group is launched for North Dorset, starting at Sovell Down.

Caring for Weymouth's Wildlife Jewel

Lorton Meadows is one of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s ‘Jewels in the Crown’ nature reserves for many good reasons.

Introducing our volunteering staff

Two new members of staff have joined the Volunteering Team at Dorset Wildlife Trust

Volunteering Awards are presented

The Helen Brotherton Award for Volunteering and the Young Volunteer of the Year were both presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Trust on 10th September.

BioBlitz finds hundreds of wildlife species

Hundreds of wildlife species were recorded on bank holiday Saturday at the Corfe Mullen BioBlitz.

How well do you know your neighbourhood?

Dorset Wildlife Trust has a few gaps in the distribution areas for our newsletter deliveries - and we are asking for volunteers to help. Could you help?

Awards for Dorset's Best Wildlife Gardens

Dorset’s most wildlife-friendly gardens will be celebrated at a grand Award Ceremony at Castle Gardens Centre, Sherborne, on Thursday 15th July.

Wild About Wimborne!

Wild about Wimborne!

Wimborne is where the wild things are this summer, with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wild about Wimborne! coming to town on 24th July. 

Alien plants get the elbow

It’s big, it’s strong, it comes from the Himalayas and it stifles any living thing within reach.  No, not the mythical yeti, but the alien plant Himalayan balsam, which is leading an invasion of Dorset’s rivers.  Now Dorset Wildlife Trust & Dorset Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) have launched an offensive to give this and other harmful alien plants the elbow before it is too late for native river wildlife.

The Swallow- Peter Crowter

The Swallow- A poem by Peter Crowter