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Our seas are suffering serious damage and need protection now, according to Dorset Wildlife Trust, in response to today’s ministerial statement on Marine Conservation Zones.

Attached is a photo of a roosting short-eared owl which was seen at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s West Bexington Reserve last week.

A Dorset country Christmas comes to the idyllic Kingcombe Valley next month, with The Kingcombe Christmas Fayre on Sunday 4th December.

The river wildlife of one of Dorset’s iconic chalk streams needs help, according to Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Can-opening cooks, haute cuisine hosts and expert epicures are readying themselves for this weekend’s Golden Dorset Dinner Night in aid of fundraising for Dorset Wildlife Trust. Food, wine and nibbles hosted at home is a tasty way to support local conservation work that will help protect Dorset’s beautiful wildlife.

Dorset’s wildlife is being showcased with 5 stunning new images taken by Dorset Wildlife Trust volunteers and members. From snowy landscapes of Kimmeridge, to birds sitting among frosted branches, these new Christmas cards from Dorset Wildlife Trust are sure to take your breath away.

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

England’s seas are facing a serious threat.  The long-awaited network of marine protected areas, promised by Government for 2012, is in danger, according to Dorset Wildlife Trust, which has been instrumental in years of marine campaigning and research.

More exciting than a pair of socks, more cuddly than a Christmas jumper and wilder than your aunty after a few holiday sherries, this year Dorset Wildlife Trust is providing the perfect Christmas gift idea with Wildlife Adoptions, and you can choose from a Dorset dormouse or a Brownsea Island red squirrel.

Twenty-one sharks were seen at Bournemouth beach last weekend, but don’t panic! These sharks were all made of sand for European Shark Week.