Take a virtual tour with Dorset Wildlife Trust
As we all stay at home and practice social distancing to help stop the spread of Covid-19, DWT is pleased to be able to bring some of its nature reserves to your living room through Google Virtual…
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King diving beetle
Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.
Great diving beetle
The great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
New Agriculture Bill is vital for the recovery of nature in Dorset
Yesterday the Government published the Agriculture Bill. The recovery of wildlife in Dorset and the UK depends on an Agriculture Bill which enables farmers to create and restore natural habitats.…
Species Survival Fund: wetlands – a vital habitat for wildlife
Species Survival Fund Project Assistant, Lydia Gill, talks about the importance of wetland habitats, and how the Species Survival Fund will be working towards creating and restoring these havens…
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.
Memory Wood
Leave a dedication to your loved one in our virtual Memory Wood.
Diving for ancient oyster beds
An ITV News crew joined divers off Poole Quay as they excavated a half‑metre square of seabed in search of ancient oyster beds for a Dorset Wildlife Trust project funded by Historic England.
Northern gannet
Famed for its super-fast fishing dives into the sea, the northern gannet (or gannet) is a distinctive white bird with a yellow head and black wingtips. It nests in large, noisy, smelly colonies on…
My bigger picture
Acclaimed underwater photographer Paul Naylor has been diving and capturing images of life in the waters around the British coast for years, with over 2,000 dives to his name. He knows the impact…
Southern wood ant
The most common wood ant is the southern wood Ant, or 'red wood ant', which is found in England and Wales. An aggressive predator, it plays a vital pest control role in our woodlands.…
Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…