Water for Wildlife: River restoration at Wild Woodbury
At Wild Woodbury nature reserve, a major wetland restoration project is transforming drained farmland into a thriving, natural river system. This work is helping to restore Dorset’s wetlands,…
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Find out what Dorset Wildlife Trust is doing to protect wildlife and wild places in Dorset.
Bring back our lost wildlife
Immense pressure from decades of pollution and habitat loss has driven wildlife into catastrophic decline.
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Stage-0 River Restoration at Wild Woodbury
Six weeks on from the start of the river restoration work at Wild Woodbury, and the landscape has started to transform dramatically. Wetlands have started to form creating suitable habitat for…
Wildlife screams to be heard over our noise
Dorset Wildlife Trust has been working with Participation People to train eight fantastic young people (14-17) in journalism skills. They have been producing a series of blogs, social media posts…
Wildlife
Information on the UK's wildlife and habitats - from birds, bees and dragonflies to wildflowers and ancient trees.
Wildlife at risk on farms as vital hedge and river rules vanish
The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts say rivers and hedgerows are at increasing risk as UK Government fails to enshrine basic protection for nature on farms.
River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
Moving the River Jordan
Many of our rivers are highly modified by humans but there is always potential to do river habitat enhancement work to increase flow diversity and benefit wildlife. Returning the path of the River…
Wildlife Matters Podcast
Tune in to Wildlife Matters, Dorset Wildlife Trust's podcast. Hear from our expert staff, trustees and special guests about our work to protect Dorset's wildlife and wild places.
Wildlife Advice
Find out what to do if you find injured wildlife, a marine stranding or discover a wildlife crime.