Brownsea Island
Dorset Wildlife Trust manages 100 hectares of land on the northern side of Brownsea Island in partnership with the National Trust. Two bird hides give fabulous views of the birds on the lagoon and…
Dorset Wildlife Trust manages 100 hectares of land on the northern side of Brownsea Island in partnership with the National Trust. Two bird hides give fabulous views of the birds on the lagoon and…
Discover the wildlife that has been making Brownsea Island its home in Summer 2020.
Re-opening the hides and the reserve, welcoming groups of visitors and keeping a close eye on the island's thriving wildlife, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Poole Harbour Reserves Manager, Luke…
Wild Brownsea Project Officer, Nicki Tutton describes what life is like living and working on Brownsea Island during an outbreak of avian flu, and how truly resilient nature can be.
Late summer wildlife has been thriving on Brownsea Island, and if you haven’t visited yet, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Poole Harbour Reserves Manager, Luke Johns gives us a taste of what there is to…
Traditionally a coastal species, Lesser sea-spurrey has spread inland, taking advantage of the winter-salting of our roads. Its pink-and-white flowers bloom in summer.
Look for the pretty, star-shaped, white flowers of Lesser stitchwort in woodlands and meadows, and along hedgerows and roadside verges in spring. Its flowers are smaller than those of Greater…
The lesser whitethroat is smaller than its cousin, the whitethroat, and sports dark cheek feathers that give it a 'mask'. Most likely to be heard around woodland and scrub, rather than…
Heralding spring, a carpet of sunshine-yellow lesser celandine flowers is a joy to see on a woodland walk. Look out for it along hedgerows, in parks and even in graveyards, too, from March onwards…
So-named for its spear-like leaves, Lesser spearwort can be found along the edges of ponds, lakes and streams, and in marshes and wet meadows. As a buttercup, it displays familiar, butter-yellow…
Traditionally a small finch of woodland and scrub, it appears that the lesser redpoll is now moving into our gardens. It has a streaky brown body, red forehead and black bib, and mostly feeds on…
Often overlooked, Lesser centaury is a tiny plant of grassy, open habitats like dunes, cliffs, heaths and grasslands. As its name suggests, it is much smaller than its relative, Common centaury.…