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The achievements of wildlife volunteers have been celebrated with the presentation of this year’s Volunteer Awards by Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Following a 12-hour BioBlitz in Corfe Mullen, final results just released show that over 700 wildlife species were seen on the day.

There is a world of wildlife waiting to be discovered on Dorset’s beaches, with Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Strandline Monitoring event on 10th September.

This September, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s newly refurbished Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre is kicking off a series of open days for an encounter with the wildlife of late summer.

Despite the dramatic fire that hit Upton Heath this year, conservationists are celebrating as a pair of hobbies has managed to raise 3 chicks.

The eyes of an award-winning artist are on Dorset’s sea life this month, as fine artist Esther Tyson goes underwater to paint the wildlife that most of us never see.

A striking piece of art depicting Upton Heath after June’s devastating blaze has gone to a local home, following an auction in aid of the Upton Heath Appeal.    

The man whose ride around Dorset’s nature reserves 15 years ago was the inspiration for this year’s new countywide cycle route has vowed to do it again.      

Walkers of all ages are being urged to join Dorset Wildlife Trust this September on a journey along the coastal paths of Weymouth and Portland, on the eve of Weymouth’s Olympic year. 

Dorset Wildlife Trust has been bowled over by a generous donation of £1000 from Enterprise Holdings Foundation, after being nominated by one of the car rental company’s local employees, Janene Scurfield.