Art and the Environment
As a result of storytelling workshops with people in Verwood organised as part of the Urban Green project, their stories, memories and feelings about their local area have been fashioned into this…
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Summer Art Exhibition at the Wild Chesil Centre
Art exhibition showcasing local artists inspired by Dorset's incredible wildlife and beautiful natural spaces.
Wild Seas Centre opens with new art exhibition
Dorset Wildlife Trust will be re-opening its Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre in Kimmeridge on Wednesday 12th August and is celebrating with a new art exhibition.
Art exhibition opens to the public at Wild Seas Centre at Kimmeridge
A new art exhibition opens up to the public down at the Wild Seas Centre at Kimmeridge throughout September: High and Dry: The Almost Forgotten World of Late Georgian and Early Victorian Artists…
Marine litter art exhibition washes up at Kimmeridge Wild Seas Centre
Visitors are invited to Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre on the shoreline at Kimmeridge Bay to experience its latest art exhibition, ‘All washed up’.
Summer Art Exhibition at the Wild Seas Centre
An exhibition of ceramics, paintings and textiles by local pottery collective, the Fired Up Rebels.
Rainbow wrack
A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.
Thongweed
One of the longest seaweeds native to the UK, thongweed helps create a beautiful underwater forest to rival that of any on the land!
How is climate change affecting Dorset marine life?
Dorset's marine life is incredibly diverse and hosts a range of nationally important species and underwater habitats - in this post, Marine Policy and Evidence Manager, Peter Tinsley looks at…
Violet coral
The branching, finger-like projections of this fungus give it the appearance of an underwater coral. Its striking colour and form make it easy to spot, but it is scarce in the UK.
Dipper
The chocolate-brown, plump dipper can often be seen bobbing up and down on a stone in a fast-flowing river. It feeds on underwater insects by walking straight into, and under, the water.
Dorset 3Deeper
Monitoring seabed habitats is full of challenges – one of the biggest is underwater visibility. However, in 2021 Dorset Wildlife Trust became the winners of the Sea-Changers 2021 Innovation Fund. This huge win allowed us to use a revolutionary method of monitoring change in underwater habitats.