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Studland Bay was given an underwater spruce-up on Saturday when divers removed litter from the seabed as part of an international Dive against Debris. Local dive school Flippas n Fins teamed up with Dorset Wildlife Trust for the special event, which saw twenty divers collecting a variety of rubbish from plastic cups and knives to discarded rope and even an old boat rudder, from the seagrass meadow.

This Summer Dorset Wildlife Trust is inviting you to a spectacular glass-bottomed kayak safari at one of Dorset’s most beautiful wildlife hotspots, Kimmeridge Bay. Summer is the perfect time to view the magnificent marine wildlife around Dorset’s coast, and what better way to explore this watery world than by bobbing along on the tide, without disturbing the nature around you.

This May, Dorset Wildlife Trust takes its Welly Zone event to east Dorset, with a new stomping ground for exploration ­ Poole’s Baiter Park. This 3 year long project aims to explore Dorset’s famous coastline, with a simple shoreline wildlife survey that all the family can get involved in. All you need is a pair of wellies!

Staff at Grapevine Telecom have raised £5000 for Dorset’s wildlife as part of their charity fundraising year.  The mobile telecoms company, based in Poole and Bath, celebrated its 20th year of trading by setting out to raise £20,000 for charity in 2011, with one quarter going to Dorset Wildlife Trust to protect the county’s wildlife.

Well, while the weather can't make it's mind up, you might be struggling on dinner ideas. Something fresh and summery, or something filling to keep you warm in the rain? Why not have a bit of both with this fantastic family fish pie recipe from Sophie at the Kingcombe Centre.

Dorset Wildlife Trust is highlighting the importance of garden ponds for wildlife as we face a summer of environmental drought, despite recent rain.  A survey of a network of garden ponds this spring has shown that wildlife is benefiting from the variety of ponds and plants provided by neighbouring wildlife friendly gardeners.

Dorset Wildlife Trust celebrates Upton Heath this May by discovering the history of our very rare Dorset heathlands, and the incredible wildlife that lives on them. All the family is invited to join in with traditional heathland crafts as well as exploring the secretive and rare wildlife hidden within the heathers and gorse. 

Britain’s smallest owl has joined the cast of Dorset’s very own springwatch this year.  For the first time, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s live webcams feature three owl species, with little owls making their début to join the tawny owls and Bob and Brenda the now famous barn owls.

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Bournemouth and Christchurch Members’ Group have joined forces with Bournemouth Borough Council in a partnership to protect some of Bournemouth’s most beautiful and unspoilt wildlife habitats. 

Bats are one of the most misunderstood species in Britain, people either love them or loathe them.  Now Dorset Wildlife Trust is giving bat lovers and the bat-curious a chance to spend a weekend exploring the world’s only flying mammal, with a weekend stay on Brownsea Island.