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The Gardens Group: pollinator plants in summer
If you've signed up to Get Dorset Buzzing, you may have noticed that The Gardens Group is offering 10% off pollinator-friendly plants for each month of the campaign. In this blog, Mike talks…
Volunteers' Week: Leading the volunteer group at Broad Oak
At the Broad Oak Orchard near Sturminster Newton, there is a local volunteer group who help the wardens to maintain this beautiful pocket of old orchard - Tony Stables leads the group.
Stinging nettle
The stinging nettle is a familiar and common plant, often firmly rooted in our memories after our first, hands-on experience - a prickling irritation that's not forgotten easily!
Tawny mining bee
The Tawny mining bee is a furry, gingery bee that can often be seen in parks and gardens during the springtime. Look for a volcano-like mound of earth in the lawn that marks the entrance to its…
Ringed plover
The ringed plover is a small wader that nests around the coast, flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is similar to the little ringed plover, but is a little larger, has an orange bill and legs,…
Ring ouzel
The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.
Ashy mining bee
This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.
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Little ringed plover
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…
Regular groups at Kingcombe
Kingcombe Engagement Officer, Daisy Meadowcroft, discusses the success of Kingcombe's newly established, nature-focused groups: Evolving Naturalists, Welly Wednesdays and Nature Tots.
New Walking Trail Linking Kimmeridge Village and Bay
Improvements are now completed enhancing pedestrian access links between the refurbished Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre at Kimmeridge Bay and the Etches Collection Fossil Museum in the village…