Thin tellin
Their empty, delicate pink or yellow shells can often be found washed up on beaches, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand all around the coasts of the UK.
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Six new Marine Conservation Zones designated in Dorset
Dorset Wildlife Trust is delighted to learn that all 41 of the proposed Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in England, have been designated. This includes six sites in Dorset. MCZ is a type of…
Oil well drilling in Poole Bay to be extended into critical wildlife period
Despite concerns expressed by Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) and many local groups, Corallian Energy Limited were granted consent to drill the Coulter Appraisal Well in Poole Bay. The drilling was…
Nature and wellbeing
Improve your health and wellbeing through nature
Common daisy
He loves me, he loves me not' is a familiar rhyme associated with what is probably our most well-known plant: the common daisy. Its white-and-yellow flower heads brighten up lawns, verges and…
My wellbeing
My wild life started before I was old enough to walk, being regularly taken by my mother across the Epsom Downs to enjoy fresh air. Moving to rural Staffordshire aged 3, I was incredibly lucky to…
DWT helping to lead the way with new scheme to monitor water quality in Dorset rivers
Volunteers have been donning their waders, wellies and wildlife identification skills to help monitor the health of rivers in Dorset this summer as part of the new Extended Riverfly Scheme.
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.
Nature and Wellbeing: A Community Map
Wilder Communities Officer, Anona Dawson, talks about the importance of nature and wellbeing and her involvement with the Turlin Moor Community Map project.
Jelly ear
As the name suggests, this fungus looks uncannily like an ear!
Crab apple
The Crab apple is familiar as a small tree that produces yellow-green, rounded fruit that is used for making jellies and wines. It can be found in woods and hedges, as well as in cultivated…
Nature's undertakers
Discover the brilliance of burying beetles with Dr Ellie Bladon, an evolutionary ecologist based in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.