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Ben keeps a diary of all the wildlife that he spots. He challenges himself to see new species: if he finds something that he doesn’t recognise, he takes a photograph so that he can look it up.
Ben keeps a diary of all the wildlife that he spots. He challenges himself to see new species: if he finds something that he doesn’t recognise, he takes a photograph so that he can look it up.
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) welcomes recent government announcements to invest in local nature conservation projects. However, there is deep concern about the threat to environmental regulations…
This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.
Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.
The common cockle is a traditional seaside favourite, both for its white shells often found in the sand and for the yummy snack of cockles doused in malt vinegar.
Seabass is a seafood favourite, appearing on menus throughout the UK. But it's in trouble in UK seas, with much of the seabass we eat imported from European fish farms.
With its familiar features, the Field pansy is a delicate version of a garden favourite. Usually creamy-yellow in colour, it can be seen in fields and on roadside verges and waste ground.
A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.
Great scallops are found around much of the UK and are a favourite seafood for people and starfish alike!
This jagged-shelled sea snail is normally found near its favourite food - oysters!
This dazzling dragonfly can be seen darting above tree-lined ponds in certain parts of Britain.
Dorset Wildlife Trust volunteer Madelaine Devaney describes her experience and shares some of her favourite moments volunteering at The Wild Seas Centre.